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birds upon it, and at niglit their strange calls came from every point 

 as they were passing from one water to another. We did not see any 

 signs of breeding, but they may have started early in the year, when 

 good rains fell. 



20. Casarca tadornoides. Mountain Duck. — A few of these birds 

 were seen at the Dalhousie Mound Springs. 



21. Anas superciliosa. Black Duck. — Fairly numerous, and there 

 Were many young birds. 



22. Virago gibberifrons. Grey Teal. — This bird was very plentiful 

 both on the creeks and out on large claypans. 



23. Malacorhynchus membranaceu.s. Pink-eared Duck. — Not very 

 numerous. One bird observed at a crab hole must Jiave had a nest 

 in the grass close by, which it stuck to while the spare horses were 

 round, and when they dispersed feeding, it slipped into the water 

 and swam unconcernedly about within a few feet of the writer. 



24. Phalacrocorax carbo. Large Black Cormorant.*— A few of these 

 birds were seen near the large waterholes along the creeks. 



25. I'elecanus conspicillatus. Pelican. — Several small lots of these 

 fine birds were seen at different waters. 



26. Uroaetus audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle. — This bird is without 

 <ioubt becoming fewer in numbers as time goes on. Poison baits are, 

 no doubt, responsible, and it is to be greatlj regretted, for they play 

 a great part in the balance of nature. The blow-fly pest shows this. 



27. Hieraetus pennatus. Little Eagle. — Very few of these charming 

 birds were seen. It may be that they are widely distributed this good 

 season. 



28. Haliastur sphenurus. Whistling Eagle. — A common bird, breed- 

 ing in the large gums all along the creeks. 



29. Milvus migrans. Allied Kite. — Plentiful along the creeks, where 

 they were breeding. 



30. Falco hypoltucus. Grey Falcon. — A few pairs were met with 

 during the trip. 



31. P'alco longipenni.s. Little Falcon.— Quite a common bird, pay- 

 ing a good deal of attention to young Shell Parrots. 



32. leracidea berigora. Brown Hawk. — A common bird, but not 

 nearly so much so as I have seen it upon former trips. The bird's 

 harsh note draws one's attention to it. Many nests were seen along 

 the creeks. 



33. Cerchneis cenchroides. Kestrel. — Very plentiful all through 

 the country, nesting in the big grass along the creeks. One pair was 

 mating in a discarded eagle's nest. 



.']4. Spiloglaux boobook. Boobook Owl.— Often met with both in 

 hollows and in the leafy branches of the gums along the creeks. 

 They were often heard calling at night. This is a good sub-species, 

 the coloration being very distinctive. 



35. Tyto alba. Screech Owl. — These birds were often heard at 

 night, and not having seen T. nov;e-hollandi;e upon former expeditions, 

 I believe alba to he the only species found there. 



36. Cacatua leadbeateri. Pink Cockatoo. — A flock of these beautiful 

 birds was seen at Crown Point, the only place they were observed. 



37. Cacatua roseicapilla. Rose-breasted Cockatoo.— These birds 

 were numerous, and were seen in large parties feeding upon the 

 ground; they had evidently nested earlier in the season. 



3X. Harnardius zonarius myrtae. Mrs. Morgan's Parrot. — This is a 

 very handsome bird, and the writer described it as new to science 

 after his li»14 expedition. The bird is found in numbers all along 

 the timbered creeks, and is very noisy; chattering away to one an- 

 other so like the other members of the genus. 



39, P.sephotus varius. Many-coloured Parrot.— Often seen in the 



