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near the feeding-boxes of the horses at Messrs. Millers' saw- 

 mill. If disturbed they would only fly into the lower branches 

 of adjacent trees and soon alight again. 



59. Phaps ELEGANS. Brush Bronze-wing Pigcou. (Hall's 

 Key, p. 71.) 



Sk. young. 18.10.99. Pigeon Island, Wallabi Group, 

 Houtman's Abrolhos. 



Pigeon Island is a small treeless area, some ten acres in 

 extent, with shrubs from three to four feet high. It is 

 adjacent to other members of the group that are well able to 

 stock it wath the pair of birds which probably gave it a 

 name. This species lies so close that it is difficult to say how 

 many individuals are present. On my visit I saw only 

 one until I traced it to a bush, under which I found a 

 young bird, which allowed loe to place my hand upon it. 

 The parent after some moments' deliberation flew away. 

 Both Mr. Campbell and Mr. Helms refer to P. chalcuptera as 

 being found on the island, but I did not see it. This species 

 has not been previously noticed as found upon the group. 



The query of Mr. Helms, as well as that of Mr. Beddoes^, 

 regarding the nesting of the species in the island, if P. elegans 

 is intended, can now be considered settled, because the latter 

 gentleman has noticed the Pigeon on the group at all times 

 of the year and I have brought away with me a skin of a 

 young bird that had very recently le£t the nest. 



60. ^GiALiTis MELANops. Black-frouted Dotterel. 

 (Hall's Key, p. 83.) 



A young bird. 27.10.99. Geraldton. 



The scapulars and lesser wing-coverts have chestnut and 

 not maroon tips ; the forehead is much lighter than the 

 crown, which is brown ; there is no band on the fore-neck. 



61. Hydroprogne caspia. Caspian Tern. (Hall's Key, 

 p. 88.) 



A. Young, about to break shell, 



B. Fledgling. Houtman's Abrolhos. 



*' Producers' Gazette & Settlers' Record of Western Australia,' 

 vol. V. pt. (5, p. 4;51. 



