Data Campbell's No. of 
o. 
219 
220 
221 
222 
223 
224 
225 
226 
No. in 
A.J 
Book. 
571 
637 
637 
600 
611 
611 
614 
Eggs. 
4 
4 
THE JACKSONIAN OOLOGICAL COLLECTION, 
LITTLE QUAIL, 
Turnix velox, Gould. 
Set of 4 eggs, taken by S. Robinson, at Noorama, near Cunnamulla, Queensland, on 24th Sep- 
tember, 1903. I found many nests and eggs of this species near Toowoomba, Queensland, during 
July, August, and September in 1889, and found them in the grounds of the Toowoomba Grammar 
School in 1884. Specimen A. measures = 0'90 x 0°73. 
PAINTED SNIPE, 
Rostratula australis, Gould. 
This magnificent clutch of 4 eggs was taken at Buckiinguy Station, Western New South Wales, by 
J. Watson, on 20th October, 1898. This is the only full clutch of these rare and handsome eggs that 
I have ever seen, and they are among the most beautiful laid by our Australian birds. Specimen A. 
measures = 1°42 X I‘Ol. 
This is a very heavily blotched pair of eggs, the markings being jet black. They are smaller and 
more pointed than the four former specimens in set No. 220. Taken by Sid. Coady, at Molly Station, 
Western N. S. Wales, on 3rd November, 1894. It seems remarkable that so many of our swamp birds 
resort to the western parts of New South Wales to breed. 
Before leaving the Snipe family it may be of interest to mention that our well-known Jack Snipe, 
or Longbills ( Gad/inago australis), of the sportsman do not breed here, as one might expect, but migrate 
every year to Japan for the purpose. It has been found breeding on the grassy flats at the foot of 
Mount Fuji-Yama, at an elevation of 3000 feet above the sea, and also in other localities in that province. 
Mount Fuji-Yama is 12,500 feet to its summit, and is now an extinct volcano. 
RED-KNEED DOTTERELL, 
Lyrythrogonys cinctus, Gould. 
Beautiful clutch of 4 eggs, taken by S. Robinson at Opher Creek, South-west Queensland, on 8th 
November, 1898. I took one set of these eggs while at Grafton, New South Wales. Specimen A. 
measures = 1.22 x 0°86. 
RED-CAPPED DOTTERELL, 
Egtalitis ruficapilla, Temminck. 
Taken by Sid. W. Jackson, on Duck Swamp, near Grafton, N.S.W., on roth October, 1897. 
Beautiful set of 3 eggs. 
Taken near Hobart, Tasmania, by M. W. Harrison, on 6th January, 1895. Set of 2 eggs. The 
eges in this set are of a very pale ground colour as compared with the former set, No. 223. I quite 
recently had the pleasure of again seeing these pretty birds on Belltrees Station, near Scone, N.S.W., 
and where I understand they breed among the water-worn stones or shingle on the sides of the Upper 
Hunter River. The eggs are at all times difficult to find owing to their similarity to the ground and 
stones around them. Specimen A. measures = 1°22 x 0'92. 
DOTTERELL, 
Peltohyas australis, Gould. 
One single yet perfect specimen of this very interesting bird’s egg. It was taken near a dam by 
one of C, French’s collectors, in the interior of New South Wales, on 3rd January, 1893. This is the 
only egg I have ever seen of this species. ‘This egg measures = 1°52 x 1'05. 
BLACK-FRONTED DOTTERELL, 
Egialitis melanops, Vieillot. 
Taken by A. Amos, on the ground at the edge of Parra Swamp, near South Grafton, N.S.W., on 
23rd September, 1894. Set of 2 eggs, one very heavily marked. 
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