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shell, brown weed-fish, shrimps ; No. 8, l^irown weed-fish, parasitic 

 worms, box-fish ; No. 9, fish-bones, particles of shells ; No. 10, 

 weed-fish, leather] acket, box-fish, shell grit ; No. 11, a species of 

 flathead, 9 green weed-fish ; No. 12, parasitic worms, seaweed, 

 fish-bones. 



Temperatures.— No. i 106.2, No. 2 106.4, No. 3 105.2, No. 4 

 105.0, No. 5 106.2, No. 6 105.4, No. 7 109.0, No. 8 106.0, No. 9 

 109.0, No. 10 109.6, No. II 108.6, No. 12 107.6. 



Measurements and Weights. — All measurements are in centi- 

 metres and weights in lbs. : — No. i, ^, weight 5J, length 83.50, 

 spread 129.90, wing 58.25 ; No. 2, S, weight 4, length 79.75, 

 spread 126.75, wing 55.60 ; No. 3, S, weight 4I, length 81, spread 

 128, wing 56.75 ; No. 4, ?, weight 3^, length 74.75, spread 121/75, 

 wing 53.25 ; No. 5, ?, weight 3|, length 75.80, spread 118.25, wing 

 53.25 ; No. 6, S, weight 3f , length 82.25, spread 126.75, wing 56.75 ; 

 No. 7, (^, weight 5, length 81, spread 133, wing 58.75 ; No. 8, S, 

 weight 4I, length 78.30, spread 126.75; wing 56 ; No. 9, S, weight 

 4i, length 81, spread 128.75, wing 56.75 

 length 83.50, spread 131.75, wing 58.25 

 length 78.30, spread 124.75, wing 55.25 ; 

 length 81, spread 128, wing 58. 



Microcarho melanoleucus. — Stomach contents: — No. i. Two 

 weed-fish ; No. 2, eight small crabs ; No. 3, remains of small fish ; 

 No. 4, small fish ; No. 5, one brown weed-fish. 



Temperatures. — No. i 105.2, No. 2 107.0, No. 3 107.0, No. 4 

 106.0, No. 5 105.4, 



Measurements and Weights. — No. i, J, weight i|, length 58.75, 

 spread 87.25, wing 41.75 ; No. 2, S, weight i, length 58.25, spread 

 87.25, wing 40.50 ; No. 3, $, weight i, length 57.0, spread 89.25, 

 wing 40.0 ; No. 4, S, weight i|, length 57.0, spread 88.0, wing, 

 39.50 ; No. 5, (J, weight ij, length 62.0, spread 97.50, wing 44.25. 



As far as we could tell, neither species was nesting, but many 

 specimens of the larger variety showed signs of breeding by 

 having the bill black, bright green under the eye, and gular pouch 

 purple. 



Would like to draw attention to the fact that only one (and that 

 doubtful) marketable fish was found out of 17 specimens examined. 

 Where are all those quantities of splendid fish some fishermen 

 tell us these birds devour ? The fish here called a trumpeter is 

 not the Tasmanian edible fish, but a non-marketable fish found in 

 South Australian waters. 



A Curiosity. — Lately Mr. Frank Mack, of Narrominc, N.S.W., 

 sent me a curiosity in the shape of a Welcome Swallow's {Hirundo 

 neoxena) nest built upon the flat side of the bill of an Eagle-Hawk 

 {Uroaetiis aiidax). The Eagle's body had hung for some time 

 in an outhouse, and the Swallows had evidently considered the 

 head to be a suitable nesting-site. — Henry L. White. Belltrees, 

 N.S.W., 5/10/17. 



