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194. Pelecanus conspicillatus, Temm. 

 An occasional visitant. 



In addition to the 194 species above recorded, the English 

 sparrow has become naturalised in the town of Mudgee, and is 

 rapidly spreading over the country. It was quite unknown until 

 some little time after the completion of the railway. A number 

 of English song birds were procured, and set at liberty near 

 Mudgee, but the only one which succeeded in getting a footing 

 was the Skylark. We have been told that they are often heard 

 singing about Broom bee, but do not know if it is a fact. At 

 Guntawang, however, a pair appeared, and remained for some 

 time apparently looking for a suitable nesting place, but after a 

 few days we saw no more of them. 



Besides these, private individuals have turned out Pheasants, 

 Californian Quail, and Partridges, but we have no evidence that 

 they have spread. Some of the country on which they were turned 

 out was much traversed by us, but we saw no trace of them. 



Of the 194 above-named species, 17 belong to the western side, 

 and 13 to the coast district. 127 species live constantly and 

 breed in the district; 15 visit the district to breed, 10 are regular 

 visitors but do not breed; 33 are occasional visitors; 7 are strays, 

 and 1 visits occasionally but was once plentiful, while another 

 once plentiful, is now extinct in the district. 



Arranged according to their natural orders there are : — 



AcciPiTRES 16= 8*1 per cent of the whole. 



Passeres 100 = 51-5 „ 



scansores 23 = 11-8 „ 



COLUMB^ 4= 2-1 „ 



GALLINiE 6= 3-1 „ 



Struthiones 2= 1 „ 



Grall^ 25 = 12-9 „ 



Anseres 17= 8-8 



