62 D'OMBRAIX, ./ Trip to the "Watercourse," Pi'^^S" 



Snipe (GaUiiiuijo anstralis) — V. 



Australian Painted Snipe (Rostratnla austrulis). Occasional 

 small flocks in swamps, where they breed. 



Bustard ( Eupodolis aiistrdiis). Xot nunier(jus now. owing to 

 the fox. 



Native Companion (Crane) (Antigone ruhiciinda) — P. Dur- 

 ing the dry season they retire to the prickly pear country, living 

 ■on the fruit. 



Straw-necked Ibi:^ ( Carphibis spiiiicollis). W'iiite Ibis (Thres- 

 kiurnis inohtcca). Large rookery on watercourses, nests in the 

 lignunis. W liitc ^)\^ one clump, and the straw-necked on another. 



Glos-sy Ibis (Plegadis falcineUns). Flock of about 50 seen. 



Black-billed (Royal) Spoonbill iPlatalca reqia) — FP. In 

 companv with llns, l)reeding together in ( )ctober-.\oveniber. 



Yellow-billed Spoonbill (Platibis flavipcs)—l\ 



Plumed Fgret (Egretta intennedia) — XP. 



Australian Egret ill. alba) — P. One colony breeding Octo- 

 ber-December. 



White-fronted Heron { Xotophox.v uoivr-lwllandice) — \F. 



White-necked Heron (.V. pacifica) — P. One colony of about 

 15 was nesting in tall Redgums in water on September 24; most 

 clutches were inconi])lete. 



Xankeen Xight-Heron ( Nycticorax calcdonicus). 200-300 

 seen in one colony; only one nest found (10. 10. 1920). 



Pied Goose ( Anscraiias scini/^alinatd) — XP. P)reoding in Oc- 

 tober and Xovember. 



Maned Goose i C'heiioitctta jiibata) — P. Mostly on creeks and 

 bore-drains. 



Whistling Duck i l)ciidrocy(/na jai'aitica) — l-'P, in Xovember 

 and December, 1920. 



Plumed Whistling Duck { Ilcndrocxqna cytoiii) — \'P. Xesting 

 in Octol^cr. Xests fcnmd destroyed l)v foxes. Most plentiful 

 duck. 



Black Duck (.Inns siipcrciliosa) — 1'. .\pparently rearing 2n(l 

 l)r()od. 



(irey Teal (I'irago gibbenfrons) — \'P. W-sts in every avail- 

 able hollow si)out and trunk. 



I'lue-winged Shoveller Duck {Spatula rliy}icolis) — Xl\ P)recd- 

 ing; one authentic clutch found. 



White-eyed Duck { Xyroca australis) — P. Clutches of 9 eggs. 

 Xests placed in i.solated clumps of rushes, close to surface of the 

 Avater. 



