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Larus novae-hollandlae liruchigavia tiovcehollandice goiddi). Silver 

 Gull.— Plcntitiil. 



Pisobia acuminata {Limnocincius acuminatus). Sharp-tailed Stint. 

 — Numerous along the shores. 



Numenius cyanopus. Australian Curlew. — -Quite a number of these 

 birds were seen on the flats at low tide. 



Lobivanellus lobatus (Lobibyx novishollandicc). Spur-winged Plover. 

 — Fairly plonlitul both on the sea coast and inland. 



^gialltis nigrifrons (Elseya melanops). Black-fronted Dottrel. — 

 Reported by two members of the party. 



Esacus magnirostris {Orthovhamphus magnirosiris). Long-billed 

 Stone-Plover. — Reported as having been seen. 



Ibis molucca (Threskiornis molucca). Australian White Ibis. 



Herodias syrmatophorus fH. alba syrmatophoyus). Australian 

 Egret. — Reported as being seen. 



Notophoyx novae-hollandise. White-fronted Heron. — Plentiful. 



Garzetta immaculata [^Egret/a garzetta immaculata) . Lesser Egret. — 

 Se\-cral birds seen in the swamps. 



Demiegretta sacra. Reef-Heron. — The writer is not sure if it was 

 the dark or light form seen, for he holds that there are two species. 

 The dark bird is found on our coast-line down south, but never has 

 a white bird l^^een recorded. 



Ardetta pusilla (Ixobrychus minutus dubius). Minute Bittern. — A 

 bird was seen in the swamp at Cleveland ; another was seen on the 

 island. 



Anas superciliosa. Australian Black Duck. — Observed in the 

 swamps. 



Phalacrocorax gouldi {Hypoleucus fnscescens). White-breasted 

 Cormorant. — This bird was reported, but it is quite probable it may 

 have been P. hypoleucus. 



Phalacrocorax melanoleucus {Microcavbo melanoieticusj. Little I'ied 

 Cormorant. — Numbers of these birds were seen along the coast-line, 

 and in the hills. 



Tacliypetes ariel (Fregafa ariel). Lesser Frigate-Bird. — Mr. A. S. 

 Lc Souef records this bird, and gives the following notes : — " The Lesser 

 Frigate-Bird was seen wheeling about on easy wing watching the 

 fishing of the smaller Terns. Every now and again it would swoop 

 on some luckless bird and make it deliver up its catch."- 



Pelecanus conspicillatus. Australian Pelican. — A few birds were 

 seen. 



Hieraetus morphnoides. Little Eagle. — Reported as having been 

 seen. 



Haliseetus leucogaster (Cuncuma leucogastev). White-bellied Sea- 

 Eagle. — A very fine pair of these birds was seen near the centre of 

 the island, where, no doubt, they were nesting. 



Haliastur ieucosternus {H. indus leucosternus). White-headed Sea- 

 Eagle. — Reported as having been seen. 



Haliastur sphenurus. Whistling-Eagle. — Not numerous. 



