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longei', but this is his general attitude. Native name D^traZta ; 

 found in marshes or moist ground. 



No. 238. Pacific Heron, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. 305. 

 Ardea pacifica, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Ixv. 

 Notophoyx pacifica (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxvi., 

 p. 111. 

 This figure is the type of Latham's description of the Pacific 

 Heron, Notophoux pacijica (Lath.). 



No. 239. Common Curlew, variety. Lath., Gen. Syn., iii., 

 pt. i., p. 120. 

 Numenius cyanopus (VieilL), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., p. 350. 

 Watling gives the following note : " Near the natural size of 

 the English Curlew ; the native name Gaarlarr-re-hing." 

 No. 240. New Holland Curlew, Latham MS. 



Limosa novse zealandise (Gray), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., 

 p. 377. 

 Watling says : " One fifth the natural size." 

 No. 241. New Holland Snype, Lath., Gen. Sen., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 310. 

 Scolopax australis, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Ixv. 

 Gallinago australis (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., p. 652. 

 Watling says : " Half the natural size." 



No. 242. Wattled Sandpiper, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 313. 

 Tringa lobata, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Ixv. 

 Lobivanellus lobatus (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., p. 139. 

 Watling gives the following note : " Three quarters of the 

 natural size. It is a rare bird, sometimes, though seldom, to be 

 met with on the flats going to Parramatta. Native name 

 Kalloonagh." 



No. 243. Wattled Sandpiper, Lath, (^ee No. 242.) 

 Watling gives the native name as " Ban-ne-re-ra." 

 No. 244. Brown-eared Sandpiper, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii. 

 p. 314. 

 Tringa aurita, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Ixvi. 

 Heteropygia acuminata (Horsf.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., ^ 



p. 566. ,:^ 



WatKng gives the following note: " Two thirds of the natural ''• / '\ > 

 size. This bird frequents the sea shore and moist places, but are "^^ ''<^'.^ *V 

 by no means numerous." ,%^ /V* 



No. 245. Grisled Plover, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. 320. 

 Charadrius griseus, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Ixvii. 



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