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169. — Squatorola helvetica, L. ; Gh-ay, Handlist of Birds, III, 



p. 13. 

 One specimen only, from Port Moresby. 



170. — ^GiALiTis GEOFFROTi, WagUr, Syst. Av. Char., sp. 19. 



Two specimens obtained at Kerapoona, or Hood's Lagoon, near 

 the sea beach. 



171. — ^GiALiTis HiATicuLA, Linn. Syst. Nat. I, p. 253. 

 Several specimens of both sexes, adults and young, in various 

 stages of plumage, shot on the Laloki River. I can find no 

 material difference between these and the European examples of 

 JB/. hiaticula, except in the greater extent of white on the fore- 

 head and on the outer two tail feathers. 



SCOLOPACID^. 

 172. — Tringa crassirostris, Temm. 

 Schoeniclus magnus, Gould. Bds. Aust., fol. Vol. VI., pi. 33. 

 This species was found abundant on all the low islands in 

 Torres Straits. 



One specimen, from Boiara. 



173.— AcTiTis HTPOLETjcus, L. Gray, Handlist Bds., Ill, p. 46 ; 

 Gould, Bds. Aust, fol. vol. VI, pi. 35. 



One specimen, from Teste Island, and one from Boiara. 

 174. — Gambetta pulverulentus. Mull 

 Totanus griseopygius, Gould. Bds. Aust., fol. vol. VI, pi. 38. 

 One skin only obtained from East Cape. 



RALLID^. 



175.— Rallina tricolor, G. B. Gray, P.Z.S. 1858. p. 188; 

 Ramsay, P.Z.S., 1875, j9. 603 ; Gould, Supp. Bds. Aust. fol. 

 Vol. I, pi. 78. 



One specimen was obtained by Mr. Goldie on the Laloki 

 River. 



176. — PORPHYRIO MELANOPTERUS, Temm. 



" Red-bills " were found common, both on the banks of the 

 Laloki and onthe shores of a lagoon near the river. 



