Vol. II. 

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] Hall, Notes on Bird-Skins from N.IV. Australia. 6 J 



breast of this last specimen there is merely a faint tinge of 

 rufous, while it is strong in the October-November specimens, 



[I saw what appeared to be a flock of this species (Breakaway, 

 9/12/00) flying down the river. At each stroke of the wings the 

 upper brown and under white showed alternately, but against the 

 pandanus palms they could scarcely be seen when the wings hid 

 the under white.] The upper brown surface renders a pro- 

 tective service in the wheeling and general movements of 

 this species. 



108. Ancylochilus SUBARQUATUS (Guldnest), Curlew Stint. 



Ancylochilus subarquatiis, Gould, Birds Eur., fol. , vol. iv., pi. 328, 

 (1837) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxiv., p. 586 (1896). 



One winter-plumage female, 7/11/01, 



Rump brown like the back ; upper tail coverts white. What 

 most of us term upper tail coverts appears to be referred to by 

 Dr. Sharpe as the rump. 



109. Hydrochelidon hybrida (Pallas), Marsh Tern. 



Hydrochelidon Jlitviatilis, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. vii., pi. 31 

 (1848). 



Hydrochelidon hybrida, Saunders, Cat. Birds Brit, Mus., vol. x.x;v. 

 p. 10 (1896). 



Two adult males, 1 2/4/01. Bill, 1.15 inches. 



[This species is at Livuringa (22/2/01, 4/5/01). It flies about 

 40 feet above the water, and then diving goes under with its 

 head and body and half-closed wings. The wings do not go 

 under the water. Sometimes a sharp turn is made just before 

 reaching the water, and it shoots upward rapidly into the air 

 again. I should consider the fish changed its position. It feeds 

 largely on small " sardine-like" fish.] 



no. Nycticorax caledonicus (Gmelin), Night Heron. 



Nycticorax caledonicus, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. vi., pi. 83 (1S48) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds, Brit. Mus., vol. xxvi., p. 158 (1898). 



Immature female, 1 8/5/01. 



111, NoTOPHOYX NOV.E-IIOLLANDL^ (Latham), White-fronted 



Heron. 

 Ardea novcE-hollandice, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. vi., pi, 53 (1848), 



Nctophoyx novce-hollandicc, Sharpe, Cat, Birds Brit. Mus., vol, xxvi,, 

 p. 109 (1898). 



Adult female, 4/12/01. 



112, NOTOPHOYX PACIFICA (Latham), White-necked Heron. 



Ardea pacifica, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. vi., pi. 52 (1848). 

 Notophoyx pacijica, S\\a.r-^e, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxvi., p iii 

 (1898). 



Immature female, 4/7/0 r. 



