146 Macgillivray, Ornitlwlogisis in North Queensland. [,^f ")"„ 



Jabirus with two fully-fledged young ones ; these were also noted 

 on an open plain near a tea-tree swamp. We also on several occasions 

 flushed one or two on our way up or down the river. Mr. M'Lennan 

 also noted this bird on the Watson River. 



Ardea sumatrana {Typhon sumatrana matheivsce). — We frequently 

 noted a fine specimen of this great bird on the Claudie, and on many 

 occasions heard its harsh, croaking call. 



On 22nd August, 1914, Mr. M'Lennan, writing from the Watson 

 River, notes : — " Flushed A. sumatrana from a nest 40 feet from the 

 ground, in a paper-bark ; it contained one fresh egg, which I left." 

 23rd August.—" When passing the Heron's nest I noticed that the 

 bird was absent ; went over to investigate, and found the egg on the 

 ground. The Crows must have got at it." On the 9th April, 191 5, 

 when on the delta of the Archer River, he notes : — " Rowed up 

 another creek ; two nests of A. sumatrana noted. No eggs, but tracks 

 of natives about both nests." 



Herodias syrmatophorus {H. alba syvmatophora). — We only noted 

 one of these birds on the Claudie, but Mr. M'Lennan found them in 

 numbers on the swamps on the opposite side of the Peninsula. 



Notophoyx novae-hollandiae (A^ novcs- holt an dice). — Common all 

 along the Archer Ri\er. 



N. pacifica {Myola pacifica). — Occasionally seen about the swamps 

 near the Archer River. 



Notophoyx aruensis; ) ,. ,, ■ ^ • . • t^ .1 



Notophoyx flavirostris J^^'""'^''''-^''' «^"^'"^^~ flainrosirts l— From the 

 Archer River Mr. M'Lennan makes this note on 9th April, 191 5 : — 

 " Go up for about three miles and anchor, as it is too shallow to 

 proceed farther in the cutter. The river here widens out into a big, 

 shallow bay, two miles across by three miles long. There are a 

 couple of big mangrove-covered islands in the bay, and numerous 

 creeks and channels running into it. A couple of flocks of Egrets 

 {Herodias timoriensis and H. nigripes) noted. Spent the afternoon 

 exploring one of the creeks ; hundreds of old nests were seen in the 

 mangroves on both sides of the creek. A couple of pairs of Pied 

 Egrets noted." On loth April, 191 5, he noted : — " Rowed up another 

 creek for about four miles. A couple of miles up the creek I came 

 across another Heronry ; it continued for about a mile on both sides 

 of the creek. In the afternoon I explored one of the islands, and 

 found another small Heronry — all last season's nests. Two large 

 flocks of Pied Egrets, of about 20 and 60 birds, were seen flying due 

 north froin the mouth of the river at sunset." 



These birds were numerous on the swamps of the Watson River. 



Garzetta immaculata {Egreita garzetta immaculata). — Mr. M'Lennan 

 noted of this species on 4th April, 191 5 : — "Large flocks of Egrets 

 flying north four miles from the shore." He also noted them in 

 flocks on the Archer River, and as numerous on the swamps along 

 the Watson Ri\cr. 



Demiegretta sacra (Z). sacra cooktowni, D. s. greyi). — ]\Ir. M'Lennan 

 noted the Reef-Herons as numerous on the Hannibal Islands, and 

 that he fovind a number of old nests on one of the small islands in 

 Lloyd's Bay. 



We flushed a solitary grey bird Irom its nest on Quoin Island ; it 

 contained two eggs. On the Sir Charles Hardv Islands Mr. Kershaw 



