Collection of Birds from Western Australia. \~7 



Total length, measured in tlie flesh, 24—27 inches : ex- 

 panse 46 5 inches. 



[The White-fronted Heron was very abundant, especially 

 in the south-west, and was often observed in flocks, which 

 frequented the sea-shore and rivers. It also occurred in the 

 central division, but was not met with far inland. — G. C. S.] 



HeRODIAS TIMOIUENSIS Less. 



Herodius timoriensis Math. p. 32. 



a. ? . Big Grove, 1st May. 



Iris pale golden-yellow, outer circle pale orange ; eyelid 

 and gape mottled with greenish-black ; bare skin round the 

 eye and nasal openings chrome-yellow ; legs black, soles of 

 the feet mottled with yellow. 



[The Australian Egret was rare in the south-west ; one 

 example was observed on Bernier Island.— G. C. S.] 



Plegadis falcinellus (Linn.). 

 P leg adis falcinellus Math. p. 31. 



a. I mm. Beechland, April. 



An immature example of the Glossy Ibis with the culmen 

 measuring 4'2 and the wing 9*5 inches. 



< 'arphibis spinicollis Reichenb. 



Carphibis sp/nicvllis Math. p. 30. 



a. r$ . Kurrawang, 4th Oct. 



Iris dark brown ; bill hlack ; bare skin on the head and 

 neek sooty black, a small patch on the lower eyelid dusky 

 pink ; legs black, a band above the tibio-tarsal or "knee-- 

 joint dark magenta. 



The stomach was large but not muscular : it contained 

 lizards, centipedes, spiders, grasshoppers, cockroaches, 

 beetles, etc. 



[The " Straw-necked " Ibis is gregarious and migratory 

 at irregular intervals. — G. C. S.] 



Eupodotis austhalis (J. E. Gray). 

 Eupodotis australis Math. p. 30. 

 a. £ . Stockpool, 20th Jan. 



Iris, clear brown, buff yellow towards the pupil ; bill of a 

 si; it. ix.— vol. iv. \ 



