Collection of Birds from Western Australia. 181 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 15"5 inches. 



[The Banded Stilt, which is locally known as the " Rctt- 

 nest Snipe/' is gregarious, migratory, and very abundant on 

 Rottnest Island at certain seasons. It is local throughout 

 the south-western division. — G. C. £.] 



^Egialitis cucullata Vieill. 



yEgialitis cucullata Math. p. 25. 



a. 2 imm. Margaret River, 16th Feb. 



Iris brown; eyelid orange-scarlet; bill dark brown, with 

 flesh-colour at the base ; legs of a flesh-colour, joints tinged 

 with pale bluish, tips of toes and claws brownish . 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 9 inches. 



JEgialitis melanops (Vieill.). 

 JEgialitis melanops Math. p. 25. 



a, cj . Dale River, 14th Dec. 



b, c. Ad. et imm. Avou River, 13th Jan. 



</, e. tf . Clifton Downs, 24th Sept. & 11th Oct. 



Lis dark brown; eyelid scarlet; bill pale salmon-pink at 

 the base, black at the tip; legs of a deep flesh-colour, 

 occasionally tinged with orange; claws black. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 6 '5-6' 75 inches. 



[The Black-fronted Dotterel is fairly plentiful and fre- 

 quented the inland waters. It is rarely if ever gregarious. 



—G. as.] 



iEGJALITIS RUFICAPILI.A Temil). 



jEgialitis ruficapilla Math. p. 25. 



«, b. S . Oyster Harbour, 2nd & 3rd March. 



c, d. 2 . King River, 19th Jan. & 27th Feb. 

 e. <J • Near Albany, 27th Feb. 



/, g. 2 • Kalgan River, 10th Feb. 



h-k. $ 2 • Bernier Island, 7th & 8th July. 



Iris blackish-brown ; bill slaty-black ; legs of a dark 

 slate-colour. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 6*0 to 65 inches. 



The specimens killed on Bernier Island in July (midwinter) 

 are in breeding-plumage, which seems curious. 



