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« c? ?, Alligator River, October hnr>, August 1903 (Nos. 848 to 855, 1751). 

 1 (J, east of Mary River, Northern Territory, 21. ix. 1002 (No. 847). "Iris 

 yellow, legs black." 



58. Herodias alba timoriensis Less. 

 I c? ml., Soutii Alligator River, Ki. x. 1002 (No. 857). One witliont laliel. 



50. Notophoyx pacifica (Lath.). 



Ardenpaclficn Latham, /lul. Orn. Suppl. p. Ixv. (1801 : Au.stralia). 



? ad., South Alligator River, 24. x. 19ii2 (No. 830). " Iri.s yellow, legs black." 



00. Notophoyx picata (Gould). 



Herodian jiiiitia Gould, P.Z.S. 1845. p. 02 (Port Essini;ton). 



I .see no reason for rejecting the ivdme jj/cata, because there is an A idea picata 

 Raffles (1822), which is a synonym oi Dupefor fltirirollis Lath. 



10 (J?, 1 juv., Alligntor Uiver, October, November 10ii2, September 1003 

 (Nos. 837 to S4X, 1744 to 1750). " Iris yellow, legs yellow." On the open river 

 flats. 



• il. Demiegretta sacra (Gm.). 



? in slate-grey plumage with white throat-stripe, Lewis Islaiul, N.W. 



Australia, 20. vi. lOiil (No. R. 101). 



02. Butorides javanica staguatilis ((iould). 



Arihlla sliii/imllUii Gould, Pinr. Znol. Soc. 1847. p. 221 (Port Essington). 



<?, Derby, W. Australia, 10. xii. lool (No. R. 304). 



63. Dupetor flavicoUis gouldi (Bp.). 



(Cf. Xor. Zn„l. 1903, p. G8). 



? ad.. South .Mligator River, 8. iv. 1003 (No. 1170 i). 



04. Nycticorax caledonica ((jui.). 



2 ? ad., 4 (J juv.. Alligator River, Oetolier, November 10(i2 (Nos. S31 to 835, 

 1708). 



1 S ad., 1 i juv.. Eureka, Northern Territory, .lanuary, February l'.i03 

 (Nos. 1034, 1127). 



1 ? juv., Nullagine River, 17. iv. 1001 (No. R. 140). 



1 ? ad., Coongan River, N.W. Australia, 5. iv. loul (No. If. l.Mi). 



05. Cygnus atrata (Lath.). 



Specimens were received from Onslow, N.W. Anstnilia : Augusta, S.W . Aus- 

 tralia ; Oyster Harbour, Albany, S.W. Australia, all more or less immature. \ 

 young in clown tVum T. f'.-irter. obtiiined near I'diiil Cloates, W. Australia. 

 20. vii. lOOU. 



