(hi Birds collected along the Fly River. 



363 



71. Strepsilas interpres (X.). 



72. Totauus incauus (Gm.) 



73. Limosa uropygialis, Gould. 

 74. novse-zealandise ? G. R 



Gray. 



75. Numenius uropygialis, Gould. 



76. Sclioeniclus australis {Goidd). 



77. Hypotsenidia philippensis 



{Gm.). 



78. Porzana immaculata, Goidd. 



79. Zapornia leucophrys, Gould. 

 .80. Gallirallus lafresuayanus, 



Verr. 8f Desm. 

 81. Porphyrio melanouotus, 



Ternm. 

 82. bellus, Gould. 



83. Egi-etta brevipes, Verr. ^• 



Desni. 



84. Herodias novse-liollandite 



{Lath.). 



85. albolineata, G. R. Gray. 



86. Nycticorax caledonicus 



{Steph.). 



87. CEstrelata rostra ta (Pea/e). 



88. Larus novae-hollandise, Steph» 



89. Sterna gracilis, Goidd. 



90. melanauchen, Temni. 



91. Thalasseus poliocercus, Gould, 

 Q2. pelecanoides {King). 



93. Haliplana fuligiuosa {Gm.). 



94. Anous melanops, Gould. 



95. Phaeton candidiis {Briss,). 



96. Phaethon rubricauda 



((tW2.). 



97. Tachypetes aquilus (i.). 



98. minor {Gm.). 



99. Phalacrocorax melanoleueutf 



( Vieill.). 



100. Pysporus sula {L.). 



101. Anas superciliosa, Gm. 



102. Mareca castanea, Gould. 



103. Nyroea australis, Gould. 



104. Spatula rhyncbotis {Lath.). 



105. Dendrocygna gouldi {Bp.). 



106. Podiceps gularis, Gould, 



XXXI. — Notes on some Birds collected during the Exploration 

 of the Fly River. By M. L. D'Albertis, C.M.Z.S.^ 



It is more than a century since New Guinea became a country 

 of great interest to the naturalist, and its avifauna attracted 

 the attention of students and travellers. Yet, up to the pre- 

 sent time, we may say that much ihore has to be done to 

 "bring to light all the treasures it possesses. Many attempts 

 have been made to explore the country, and collections ob- 

 tained by which we may guess at its rich fauna; but difficulties 

 of many kinds have always prevented a thorough exploration. 

 Nevertheless of late years we may congratulate ourselves on 

 some marked results having been attained which we could 

 hardly have expected. 



After the earlier Dutch and French explorations^ the cele- 

 brated Wallace visited Dorey, on the north-west coast, and 

 * Keprinted from the ' Sydney Mail ' of Feb. 24, 1877. 



