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List of Australian Game Birds, &c. 

 (Continued.) 



Local or Vulgar and 

 Scientific Name. 



Months 



of 

 Breeding. 



Distribution of 

 Species. 



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CO 



O 3 





cyconid^e, storks, etc. 



The Jabiru, Gigantic Crane, 

 &c. (Xenorhynchus Aus- 



TRALIS 



ARDEID^E, herons, etc. 



The Common Heron (Ardea 



cinerea, Linn.) ... 

 The Great-billed Heron 

 (Ardea sumatrana, Baffles) 

 The Pacific Heron (Ardea 



pacifica, Lath.')... 

 The White-fronted Heron, 



Blue Crane, <kc. (Ardea 



Novje-Hollandle) 



The Australian Egret, Large 

 White Crane (Herodias 

 alba, Linn.) 



The Plumed Egret, Smaller 

 White Crane, &c. (Hero- 

 dias EGRETTOIDES) 



The Spotless Egret (Hero- 

 dias MELANOPUS) 



The Little Egret (Herodias 



garzetta) 

 The Sombre Egret (Herodias 



asha) 



Sept., Oct. to 

 Jan. 



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