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 50. Antigone australasiana (Gonld). 



Griis australasiana Gould, B. Anstr. vi., pi. 48 (1848). 



1 (S, Ewaka, Northern Territory, 23. i. 1903 (No. 1054). 



7 cJ?, Alligator River, June and August 1903 (Nos. 1345 to 1348, 1807, 

 1808, one without label). " Iris yellow, legs purplish black." 



51. Ibis molucca <'uv. 



Jliia molncra Cuvier, Rirjnr Aniinal, i. p. 520 (1829), 



, 7 cJ ?, South Alligator River, September, October, November 1002, 19ii3 (Nos. 

 858 to 862, 870, 1792). " Iris and legs brown." 



52. Carphibis spinicollis (Jameson). 



Ihis spinicolVis Jameson, Eilhihiirgli Ni'w I'lul. Jiinni. xix. p. 211) (1835). 



2 (? ad., 1 (? jnv., South Alligator River, 1. xi. 1902, 17. vi. 1903 (No.s. 803, 

 11S5, 1180). " Iris brown, legs dull pink, black in the young." 



53. Plegadis falcinellus (L.). 



Tiiiiliihis fdlr'aielliis Linnaeus, ^ifHt. Nat. ed. xii., 1, p. 241 (ITOi'i : '■ Hah. in Austria, Italia, circa 

 lacus "). 



He??, South Alligator River, October, November 1902, June, September 1903 

 (Nos. 804 to 873, 1187, 1791). 



54. Platalea regia (ionld. 



Plakilm reg'ia Gould, P. Z.S. 18.^7. p. lOG (" Nov.i Cambria, Australia"). 



7 (?(???, South Alligator River, November 1902, October 1903 (Nos. 875, 

 877, 878, 879, 880, 1780 to 1788). " Iris red, reddish, black, i)rown." 



55. Xenorhynchus asiatica (Lath.). 



Mjieteria aaiatka Latham, Ind, Oni. ii. p. 07U (17ilU). 



<? juv., Mary River, 2. x. 1902. 



c??, South Alligator River, November 1902 ; 7 cJ?,Jnne and August 1903 

 (Nos. 882, 884, 1349,' 1802 to ]s0G). 



50. Ardea sumatrana Raffl. 



Anlea mimafraiiit Raffles, Trans. Linn. Sor. xiii. p. 325 (1822). 



1 <S juv.. South Alligator River, 21. x. 1902 (No. 874). " Iris yellow." 

 57. Mesophoyx plumiferus (Gould). 



IhrmJiasiihimiferiis Gould, P.Z.ii. 1847. p. 221 (N. S. Wales). 



I am inclined to unite the genus ,\fi:^ojj//oi/.r with IL'rodids and Garzctta. The 

 serrations on the mandible are so line, tlie male ornaments not jiractical as generic 

 characters, the bills so variously shaped, that 1 cannot see the use of these many 

 genera of Anlciilae. 



