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31. BUTOEOIDES MACRORHTNCHA, Gould. 



[Nest, of a few sticks placed on the boiiglis of a Mangrove on 

 the Parramatta E^iver. Eggs two andthree in number, of a pale 

 bluish green ; length l'G5 to 1'75 x 1'2 inch. — (Doh\ Mus.) 



EULICAEI.E. 



(EALLID.E). 



82. Trtbonyx yextralts, Gould. PI. 3, fig. 5. 



Mr. Grould has I think described the eggs of some other water 

 fowl, probably those of G. tenehrosa, under this name ; they are 

 certainly not those of the present bird, which are very distinct ; 

 the nest is like that of a GalUnula and similarly placed. They 

 breed in October and the two following months, also in January 

 and Pebruary. When the back country is flooded these birds 

 literally overrun it and breed at almost any time of the year, the 

 eggs are four to 5 in number of a pale greenish tint with roundish 

 spots of light reddish brown sprinkled all over the surface. 

 Length 1-85 X 1-28 ; 1-85 x IS ; 1-7G x 127 ; 17 x 1-15 ; I'SS 

 X 1*3 inch. These eggs are of an oblong pointed form, those of 

 GallinuJa are more rounded and swollen as described below. — 

 (From 3Ir. WhittelVs Collection.) 



33. GrALLINULA TENERROSA, Gould. 



Eggs white or cream colour rather rounded in form, spotted with 

 light reddish spots thicker on the larger end sparingly dispersed 

 over the rest of the surface. 1"55 to 16 x 1"2. — {Mus. Dohr.) 



81. PORZANA PALUSTRIS, Gould. PI. 3, fig. 14 



The nest is an irregular loose structure of dry grass and weeds 

 &c., rather scanty, placed on the ground among the grass and 

 reeds in the vicinity of water, they are plentiful on the margins 

 of lagoons in the neighbourhood of Lake Greorge, I also found 

 them breeding during October to January on the Clarence River 



