66 Hall, Notes on Bird- Skins from N.W. Australia. [,sfoct. 



a. Adult male, 19/1/01. 



b. Immature male, ii/io/oi. 



c. Adult female, 1 8/1 0/0 1. 



d. Immature female, 18/ 10/01. 



These specimens record the first find of the species in 

 Australia: cf. Victorian Nattiralist, vol. xviii., No. 11, p. 164 

 (1902). 



105. TriNGOIDES HYPOLEUCUS (Linnaeus), Common Sandpiper. 



Totanus Jiypoleucus, Gould, Birds Eur., fol., vol. iv., pi. 318 (1837). 

 Trinooidc's hypoleucus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxiv., p. 456 

 (1896). 



Four adults — males 8/11/01 ; females 18/3/01, 11/9/01. 



[This species is common, but very wild. With a high tide 

 and covered beach they are to be seen on the rocks at the water's 

 edge preening their feathers or sleeping. One can then get a 

 gunshot at them, but if not promptly killed they are difficult to 

 secure, because of their cleverness in diving. When I wounded 

 the one now forwarded (11/9/01) it fell into clear water. Upon 

 trying to pick it up it went under, and swam as easily as a 

 Grebe. It used its wings in the same manner as a Plotus, and 

 moved rapidly through the water. I had to fire a second time. 



When feeding this species seems to prefer rocks and shingle 

 beach rather than the mud flats.] 



106. LiMONlTES RUFlCOLLis (Pallas), Little Stint. 



Sch(£7ticlus albescens, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. vi., pi. 31 (1848). 

 Limonitcs rujicollis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxiv., p. 545 

 (1896). 



a to d. Adult females, 22/3/01, 26/3/01. 



Specimen a shows a few rufous feathers on throat and back. 

 Rufous also appears along the margins of some of the inner 

 secondaries. 



Specimen b shows but a faint trace of rufous along the edges 

 of certain of the inner secondaries. There is no trace of rufous 

 upon the throat, but a few feathers of the back are faintly 

 marked. 



Specimens c and d bear no trace of rufous. 



It seems to me as if the colour change is one of pigment 

 rather than of moult of greys. 



107. Heteropygia acuminata (Horsfield), Sharp-tailed Stint. 



ScJuenichis australis, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. vi., pi. 31 (1848). 

 Heteropys:ia acuminata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxiv., 

 p. 566 (1896). 



Five skins, four males and one female. Males 21/ 10/01, 

 27/10/01,22/11/00, 19/1/00 ; female 22/10/01. 



The October birds have strong rufous and striped crowns ; 

 the January bird is very lightly marked. Upon the chest and 



