212 White, North Australian Birds. [21^1" rii 



ally the pair ol birds often noticed. Port Bradshaw, 6/2/16.- — A 

 single bird seen on mud-bank. Roper Ri\er, 20/2/16. — A couple 

 of bii-ds seen at a big billabong. 

 Ardea sumatrana. Great-billed Heron, 

 Typhon sumatrana mathewsce . 



Little Archer River, 6/7/15. — A single bird seen; 7/7/15, a nest 

 containing one fully-fledged young found. Goyder River, 6/9/15, 

 and Glyde River, 11/9/15. — A single bird seen along the river. 

 Liverpool River, 19/9/15. — Two birds noted. King River. — Single 

 birds often seen along river. On one occasion only was a pair seen. 

 Often heard calling, the call being a deep guttural roar repeated three 

 or four times, mostly heard at night, and occasionally during the 

 day. (Refer notes 5, 20, 30, and 31/10/15, 13/11/15. 2, 4, 5, 10, 

 II, 19, and 30/12/15, 1,9, II. 13, 18, 20, 21 , and 23/1/ 16 in narrative.) 

 Howard Island Channel, 30/1/ 16. — One heard calling ; 31/1/16, one 

 seen along the channel. Roper River, 17/2/ 16. — One bird heard 

 calling. Often seen and heard calling during our stay here. 



Mesophoyx plumifera. Plumed Egret 

 Mesop/ioyx intermedia plumifera. 



Roper River (see narrative). 



Stomach, small fish. 

 *Herodias syrmatophorus timorlensis , Egret. 

 Herodias alba syrmatopliora. 



Little Archer River, 6/7/15. — Odd birds seen about mud-banks. 

 Macarthur River, 6/8/15. — A few birds seen on banks outside mouth 

 of river; 7/8/15, an occasional bird seen along river. Cadell Straits, 

 6/9/15. — A few birds seen along straits. Glyde River, 9/9/15. — A 

 couple of birds seen at mouth of river ; 14/9/15, a few birds seen in 

 company with N. flavirostris. Liverpool River, 19/9/15. — A few 

 noted along river. King River, 26/9/15. — An occasional bird seen 

 along river; 29/9/15, a single bird noted. Port Bradshaw, 6/2/16. 

 — A single bird seen. Roper Ri\er. — See narratix-e. 



Stomach, small fish. 



Notophoyx novae-hollandiae. White-fronted Heron. 



Notophoyx }iovceholla}idicc. 



Mornington Island, 23/7/15. — K couple of birds seen along beach. 

 .\lT,carlhur River, 7/8/15. — A few birds about river. Maria Island, 

 20/8/15. — Couple seen along beach. Glyde River, 11/9/15. — A few 

 birds seen along river. King River, 26/9/15. — An occasional bird 

 seen; 29/9/15, a single bird seen; 2/10/15, a single bird seen at 

 billabong 



Notophoyx paciflca. White-necked Heron. 

 Myola pacifica. 



Macarthur River, 7/8/15. — Odd birds seen. 

 *tNotophoyx flavirostris. Pied Egret. 

 Notophoyx aruensis flavirostris. 



Glyde River, 14/9/15. — A flock ot about a dozen birds noted. 

 Alger Island, 2/2/16. — Four birds seen coming from the north-east 

 and heading for mainland a little before dark. Roper River. — See 

 narrative. 



Stomach, small fish. 

 *tGarzetta Iramaculata (nigripeS; Lesser Egret. 

 Egretta garzetta immaculaia. 



Little Archer River, 6/7/15,— Odd Inrds seen on mud -banks. 



