NESTS AND EGGS OF AUSTRALIAN BIRDS. 



FAMILY— RALLID^ : RAILS -(Co«/«H«frf). 

 Spotless Crake {Porzana tabiicnsis) 

 White-browed Crake {PolioUmnas miereiis).. 

 Rufous-tailed Moor Hen {Ainaurornis mohiccaiui) 

 Native Hen {Tiihonyx mortieri) 

 Black-tailed Native Hen (Microtribonyx ventnilis) 

 Black Moor Hen {Gallhuda Icnebrosci) 

 Blue Bald Coot {Porphyria hellus) .. 

 Bald Coot (Porphyrio mehiiinnntus) 

 Coot (Fulica austra/is 



ORDER— ALECTORIDES. 



FAMILY— GRUID^ ; CRANES. 



Crane or Native Companion {Antigone australasianii) 

 FAMILY— OTIDID^: BUSTARDS. 



Bustard or Wild Turkey {Eupodotis anstralis) .. 



ORDER— LIMICOL.E: PLOVERS, &c. 



FAMILY— ODICNEMID.E : 

 Stone Plover {Burhinh 



THICK-KNEES. 



— (Edicncm lis — grail arius) 



760 

 762 



— 766 



Long-billed Stone Plover [Ortlwrluimphus Esacus) — 



magnirostris) 21 768 

 FAMILY— CURSORIID^ : COURSERS. 



Pratincole (Stiltia Isabella) .. . . . . 21 769 



Oriental Pratincole (Glareola orientalis) .. — 771 



FAMILY— PARRID.E : PARRAS. 



Comb-crested Jacana (Parra) (Hydralector gallinaceiis) 2 1 773 

 FAMILY— CHARADRIID^ : PLOVERS. 



Sdb-family — Arenariin^ 



Turnstone (^Armaria interpres) .. .. — 774 



Sub-family — H^matopodin^ . Oyster Catchers. 



Pied Oyster Catcher (Hamatopus longirostris) .. 21 776 



Black Oyster Catcher (Hamatopus nnicolor) . . — 77S 



SDB-FAMILV LOBIVANEI.LIN.C 



Red-kneed Dottrel (Erythrogonys cinctus) .. 21 780 



Spur-winged Plover (Lobivanellus lobatus) . . 22 781 



Masked Plover {Lobivanellus miles) . . . . — 782 



SuB-FAMrLY — Charadriin.^. 



Black-breasted Plover {Zonifer tricolor) . . — 784 



Grey Plover (Sqiiatarola Helvetica) . . — 786 



Lesser Golden Plover {Charadrius dominicus) . . — 788 



Double-banded Dottrel {Ochthodromiis (^Egialitis) bicinctus) 22 790 



Oriental Dottrel (Ochthodromiis veredus) . . — 791 



Large Sand Dottrel {Ochthodromiis geoffroyi) — 792 



Mongolian Sand Dottrel (Ochthodromus mongolus) — 793 



Ringed Dottiel {.Egialitis hiaticola) .. — 793 



Red-capped Dottrel {^Egialitis riificapillu) .. 22 794 



Black-fronted Dottrel {.Eguilitis melanops) .. . . 22 795 



Hooded Dottrel (Mgialitis ciiciillata) . . .. — 797 



Sub-family— Peltohyatin.^ 



Dottrel (Peltohyas (Eudnmias) uiistiuUs) .. .. 22 798 



