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Herodias syrmatophorus. Australian Egret. — Fair numbers of White 

 Egrets were seen perched on trees bordering swamps. 



Notophoyx novcB-hollandicB. White-fronted Heron. — These %\idely- 

 distributed birds were observed all along the river. 



Notophoyx pacifica. White-necked Heron. — One or two birds 

 observed on the early part of the trip. 



Nycticorax caledonicus. Nankeen Night-Heron. — Night -Herons 

 were plentiful, and several large rookeries came under our notice. 

 These were situated in the thick foliage of the weeping willows. ]\Iany 

 immature birds were perching with the adults. 



Botanrus poeciloptilus. Australian Bittern. — Two or three were 

 seen passing between clumps of reeds, and their deep booming note 

 was heard all night if we happened to be near the birds' haunts. 



Chenopis atrata. Black Swan. — Black Swans seldom visit the small 

 swamps in the day-time for fear of being molested. Messrs. ]\Iackintosh 

 and Quinn, Government officials, who had just returned from a visit 

 to Lake Bonney, stated the Swans were nesting in great numbers there. 



Chlamydochen jiibata. Maned Goose. — These handsome birds were 

 not numerous. At many places on the river where, twenty years ago, 

 the birds were in hundreds, none was noticed. 



Anas superciliosa. iVustralian Black Duck.— Fairly numerous, in 

 pairs and small families of six or seven. 



Nettium gibberifrons. Grey Teal. — Not numerous. Where we saw 

 one there were five hundred twenty years ago. 



Spatula rhynchotis. Austrahan Shoveller. — A bird or two seen on 

 the river. 



Nyroca australis. White-eyed Duck. — A flock of a hundred or 

 more seen on a back-water. 



Biziuva lobata. Musk-Duck . — These birds were often seen on the 

 edges of reed-banks, and at the approach of danger dived. Some fine 

 old birds with large gular pouches were observed. 



Phalacrocorax carbo. Black Cormorant. — In fair numbers, perched 

 on dead trees and snags in the water. 



Phalacrocorax sulcirostris. Little Black Cormorant. — Not so 

 plentiful as the larger species. To all appearances some of these 

 birds were nesting in the side? of the high cliffs. 



Phalacrocorax melanoleucus . Little Pied Cormorant. — These birds 

 were seen on two or three occasions. 



Plotiis nov(S-hollandi(S. Australian Darter. — One bird was observed 

 sitting on a dead tree near Murray Bridge. 



Pelecanus conspicillatus . Australian Pelican. — These noble birds 

 were seen both on the river and on the swamp. 



Circus gouldi. Allied Swamp-Hawk. — Several Harriers were seen 

 soaring over the reed-beds. 



Astur approximans. Australian Goshawk. — Two Goshawks were 

 seen hawking over the big timber. 



Uroactus audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle. — Few seen where they were 

 once plentiful along the river. 



Haliastuy sphenuvus. Whistling-Eagle. — These birds were very 

 numerous, and were often seen taking dead fish from the bank or 

 surface of the water. 



