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The stomach contained hard, round seeds of two different 

 sorts. 



PiSOBIA RUFICOLLIS (Little Stint). 

 Math. Handl. B. Austr., No. 179. 



Two males. Parry's Creek, October, 1908. 



Iris brown ; feet and tarsi black ; bill black. 



One stomach contained some grit and a few insects ; the other 

 three large, hard seeds and a quantity of some animal matter 

 which was unrecognizable. 



Seen in small flocks of 10 to 12 at Roebuck Bay in May, 

 June, and July. Some of these birds were in partly rufous 

 plumage. The breast of one was very rufous. 



Heteropygia aurita (Sharp-tailed Stint). 

 Math., Handl, B. Austr., No. 181. 



Two adult females. Parry's Creek, 26/9/08. 



Eyes blackish-brown ; feet and tarsi olive-yellow ; bill brown, 

 base of lower mandible grey. 



The stomach contained a few small fresh-water shell-fish and 

 some grit. 



Nycticorax caledonicus (Night-Heron). 

 Math., Handl. B. of Austr., No. 210. 



Immature female. Parry's Creek, 9/9/08. 



Iris yellow ; orbital region olive-yellow ; feet and legs olive- 

 green ; culmen and cutting edges brown, remainder of bill 

 olive-green. 



Common in the dense scrub along the creeks. The im- 

 mature birds were seen fishing at 10 a.m. on 30th August, the 

 day being hot and calm. 



On 24th September several were seen fishing about here. 

 They were perched on some rocks at the water's edge. When 

 a fish rose to the surface, sometimes 10 feet away from them, 

 in deep water, one would fly out and alight on the water, 

 snapping at the fish. The wings were kept raised, and the 

 bird only stayed a second or two on the water and then flew 

 back to the rocks. Two fish were caught in this manner while I 

 watched. 



On 6th October, 1908, an adult was seen drinking at 10 a.m. 

 It drank very slowly, taking a sip at about one-minute intervals. 

 The day was warm. 



DUPETOR GOULDI (Yellow-necked Mangrove-Bittern). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 214. 



Immature 1 Parry's Creek, 10/9/08. 



Iris light yellow ; feet olive-brown ; bill and naked skin round 

 eye brown ; genys greyish-white. 



