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(J'.II.M.) Leaflets of a small leguminous plant, probably a Trifolium 

 or Medicago. The seeds were identical with those found in 

 stigialiiis melanops (M. 158) (Fort Adelaide). They are not the 

 perfect seed, being covered with a dark testa, which peels off when 

 they swell in liquid. I could see the remains of the testa on several 

 seeds, 

 (b) Hallett's Cove, near Adelaide, 20th May, 1910. 



Numerous fragments of beetles, &c. A grub. Several minute yellow 

 seeds. 



(W.W.F.) Chiefly remains of ants, wing covers of beetles, and a 

 small caterpillar. 



(J.H.M.) For the small yellow seeds, see Zonifer tricolor (a), and 

 sEgialitis melanops (M. 158). 



<Charadrius dominions. (M. 151; H. 608.) Lesser Golden Plover. 

 Croiiulla, -Sydney, 2nd March, 1910. 



Remains of winged ants. Other insects' remains. A small shell. 

 (W.W.F.) Winged ants, worker ants. Slender caterpillar of moth. 

 Elytra of a number of different ground beetles. 



'JEgialitis mficapilla, (M. 157; H. 614.) Bed-capped Dottrel. 

 Perth, September, 1909. 



Fragments of insects; a small beetle; some other animal fragments. 

 (W.W.F.) Chiefly beetle remains; anal appendages of some beetle 

 larva; a small w T eevil. 



JEgialitis melanops. (M. 158; II. 615.) Black-fronted Dottrel. 



(a) Port Adelaide, 19th May, 1910. 



Fragments of beetles and skins of larva? of insects. A complete insect 



larva. Four small round yellow seeds. 

 (W.W.F.) Small lepidopterous larva?. Heads of ants and remains 



of wing covers of beetles. 

 (J.H.M.) The small yellow seeds could not be identified. See under 



Zonifer tricolor (M. 149). 



(b) Port Adelaide, 19th May, 1910. 

 Fragments of insects. Sand. 



(W.W.F.) Nothing definite. Wing covers of beetles. 



Ilimantopus leucccephalus. (M. 161; H. 618.) White-headed Stilt. 

 Tailem Bend, South Australia, 31st May, 1910. 



Several small freshwater shells of two kinds. Mud with diatoms, &c. 

 (C. Hedley, Australian Museum) The larger shell is Isadora water- 

 housii, Clessing; the smaller, Isadora aculispira, Try on. 



Eetcropygia aurita, (M. 181; II. 634.) Sharp-tailed Stint. 

 (a) Gular, 30th October, 1911. 

 Fragments of insects; a number of minute reddish brown seeds; a few 



minute black ones. 



(W.W.F.) Fragments of beetles, &c., unrecognisable. 

 i (b) Gular, 30th October, 1911. 

 Fragments of insects. 



(W.W.F.) Four larva?; one moth caterpillar ( ?) ; head and thorax of 

 a Hydrophilid beetle; small black beetle (Rliysodidce?} ; one fly 

 pupa (Cyclorhaphous) ; numerous portions of small beetles. 



(c) Gular, 30th October, 1911. 



Fragments of insects: one small oval yellow seed. 



(J.H.M.) Medicago sp. (Lejfuminosci), probably M. sativa (lucerne). 



