46 GHENERY .V MORGAN— Birds of Rivers Murrxij ^- Darling. 



Chenonetta jubata (Wood-Duck or Maned Goose) — Fairly 

 plentiful in the district. Prefers inland waters to the main 

 rivers. In 1918 an extraordinary clutch of twenty-four duck- 

 lings was counted by three observers at Netherby, on the River 

 Darling. 



Casarca tadornoides {Mountain Duck) — A rather rare 

 bird in the district; a few pairs were seen at Lake Victoria, in 

 1917. 



Anas si(per('ilio.'<(i ( Black Duck i — \ev\ conimoii. Breeds 

 freely in the big gums in good seasons. No broods were seen 

 in 1919. 



Virago gibherifrons (Grey Teal) — Very common. Found 

 in the same localities, has the same habits as the last bird. 



Spatula rlujuchoUs (Shoveller) — Fairly plentiful on the 

 inland waters, but rarely comes on to the river. 



Malacorhynchus niembranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) — Fairly 

 common in good seasons. Breeds in the district. 



Stictonetta ?iaevosa (Freckled Duck) — A single bird was 

 shot in the autumn of 1919. 



Nyroca aiistralis ( White-eyed Duck) — Very numeroas at 

 certain times. They were on the Darling and Murray in 

 thousands last summer, about December and January. 



Biziura lobata (Musk Duck) — Not common. Pairs ai-e 

 seen occasionally on the swamps and permanent billabongs. 

 They breed in the polygonum swamps. 



Phalorrororax carbo uorachoUandiar ( lUack Cormorant) 

 — Common in the district. They nest in the flooded lake 

 country in good seasons. Many nests are built on the same 

 tree, in company with Darters. They are fond of the carp in 

 the Murray. 



Mesocarbo afer (Little Black Cormorant) — Fairly com 

 mon in the district. Mostly on the Murray. 



Hypoleticus varius hypoleuciis (Orange-faced Cormorani) 

 — Fairly common along the Murray and Darling. 



Microcarbo melanoleucus (Little Pied Cormorant) — Plen- 

 tiful in the district, and is to be seen all the year round, as 

 are the other species. 



Anhinga novaehollandiae (Darter) — This bird is met with 

 occasionally along the Murray and anabranch of the Darling. 

 It seems to prefer inland waters where there is not too much 



