76 Orton and Sandland, Birds of Moor a (W.A.) \ J 



Emu 

 Oct. 



Geopelia tranquilla. Ground-Dove. — Seen occasionally 20 miles 

 west. 



Phaps chalcoptera. Bronze-winged Pigeon. — Plentiful some years 

 back, but becoming very scarce on account of advancing settlement. 



Tribonyx ventralis. Black-tailed Native-Hen. — Plentiful some 

 seasons. 



Porphyrio bellus. Blue Bald-Coot. — A few seen on swamps after 

 wet seasons. 



Fulica australis. Coot. — Seen on swamps after wet seasons. 



Podiceps gularis. Black-throated Grebe. — Fairly common on 

 swamps. 



Zonifer tricolor. Black-breasted Plover. — Becoming plentiful as 

 clearing advances. 



^gialitis nigrifrons. Black-fronted Dottrel. — Fairly common. 



Himantopus leucocephalus. White-headed Stilt. — A few birds seen 

 on swamps in wet seasons. 



(Edicnemus grallarius. Southern Stone-Curlew. — Rare ; once 

 plentiful. 



Choriotis australis. Bustard. — Very plentiful at times. 



Carphibis spinicollis. Straw-necked Ibis. — Seen occasionally in 

 flocks during winter. 



Notophoyx novae-hollandiae. White-fronted Heron — Very common. 



Notophoyx pacifica. White-necked Heron. — Rare. 



Botaurus poiciloptilus. Bittern. — A few birds in swamps. 



Chenopis atrata. Black Swan. — Rare. 



Casarca tadornoides. Chestnut-breasted Shieldrake. — Rare. 



Anas superciliosa. Black Duck. — Very common. 



Nettium gibberifrons. Grey Teal. — Very common. 



Nettium castaneum. Chestnut-breasted Teal. — Obtained one bird 

 when Duck-shooting. * 



Stictonetta naevosa. Freckled Duck. — Uncommon. 



Nyroca australis. White-eyed Duck. — Uncommon. 



Erismatura australis. Blue-billed Duck. — Uncommon. 



Biziura lobata. Musk-Duck, — Uncommon. 



Phalacrocorax sulcirostris. Little Black Cormorant. — Uncommon. 



Phalacrocorax melanoleucus. Little Pied Cormorant. — Common. 

 Breeds in tea-tree swamps in wet seasons. 



Circus gouldi. Allied Swamp-Hawk. — Uncommon. 



Astur approximans. Goshawk. — Fairly common. 



Accipiter torquatus. Collared Sparrow-Hawk. — Fairly common. 



Uroaetus audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle. — Odd pairs seen. 



Hieraetus morphnoides. Little Eagle. — Fairly common during 

 breeding season ; very rare at other times. 



Falco subniger. Black Falcon. — Extremely rare. 



Faico lunulatus. Little Falcon. — Rare. 



