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MIGRATION THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN 

 REGION (North—South) 



(Plate 1, Fig. 6: Plate 2, Fig. 61) 



The wonderful birds that come in the spring, or 

 pass through to the south, appeal to us. They nest 

 on the Polar tundra in June — July in the greatest 

 swamps of the world, and feed in our lagoons 

 during October — March. 



Other series nest in Manchuria and Japan, 

 coming south in much the same way and time. 

 The arrivals are fairly regular: — 



August-September: Snipe (Gallinago australis). 



October: l^ittle Stint (Limonites ruficollis). 



Tasmania is the highest southern latitude, and 

 the Stint is found in the extreme southern portion. 

 In map 33 several lines of migration are shown. 



PARTIAL MIGRANTS 

 (Plate 1, Fig. 34) 



There are many examples of birds which travel 

 short distances. Some are bathic and others 

 coastal. In the first case we have the Pied Robin 

 (Petroica bicolor), which ascends from the valleys 

 to Monara heights, and nests in February. In map 

 34 we have an example less common, viz., the 

 Regent l^ower Bird (Sericulus). The Clarence 

 River district is its stronghold, while in a season 

 like that of 1919 it may be found as far south as 



