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Mornington Island, 23/7/15.— A couple of birds on beach. Mac- 

 arthur River, 6/8/15. — ^A few birds seen on mud-banks outside mouth 

 of ri\-er ; 7/8/15, a few birds seen. Cadell Straits, 6/9/15. — A few 

 birds seen in straits. Glyde River, 9/9/15, and Liverpool River, 

 19/9/15. — A few birds seen along river. King River, 21 and 

 22/12/15. — -^ fc-w birds seen on salt-pans. Alger Island, 2/2/16. — 

 A single bird seen coming from the north-east and heading for main- 

 land a little before dark. Ro]:)er River. — See narrative. 



Stomach, small fish, 

 Demiegretta sacra. Reef-Heron. 

 Deinigyetta sacra cooktowni and D. i^reyi. 



Ellis Island, 26/7/1;. — A few birds seen on reef. Several nests 

 were found in rock-holes and caves round island ; all raided by rats. 

 Port Bradshaw, 5/2/16. — .\ number of liirds flushcrl from bushes 

 on small islet in bay. Several fresh nests tound without eggs — 

 probably raided by natives. 

 Nycticorax caledonicus. Nankeen Night-Heron. 

 Nycticorax caledonicus ausiralasice . 



.Macarthur River, 7/8/15. — An occasional bird flushed from man- 

 groves as the boat passed Glyde River, 11/9/15. — Occasional bird 

 flushed from mangroves. King River, 29/9/15. — A single bird 

 flashed from mangroves. Howard Island Channel, 31/1/16. — A 

 couple of birds flushed from mangroves, disturbed bv passing boat. 

 Roper River, 1 8/2/16. — Hundreds of birds flushed from dense growth 

 of mangroves on left bank of river as the boat passed ; 19/2/16, a 

 few birds seen in a mangrove and paper-bark swamji. 

 *Dupetor gouldi. Yellow-necked Mangrove-Bittern. 

 Diipetor flavicollis olivei. 



Goyder River, 7-9 15. — One bird noted. King River, 22/10/15. — 

 A bird shot. Occasionally heard calling along river, (ireat numbers 

 were seen and heard along river after first rains, and several nests 

 f )und (Refer notes 30/12/15, 9/11/16, 18, 20/1/16. Roper Ri\er, 

 17 and 18/2/16. — Heard calling along river. 



Stomach, small fish and remains of small lizards. 

 *tButorides stagnatilis. Little Mangrove-Bittern. 

 Bittoi'ides striata stagnatilis. 



.Macarlhur River, 10/8/15. — A single bird seen. Glvde Ri\-er, 

 ii/c;/i5. — A couple of birds seen. Liverpool River, 19/9/15. — 

 Occasionally seen King River. — Single bird^ seen occasionally. 

 Refer notes 1,4, 11. and 3cj/i2/'!5, 1, 18, 20, and 27/1/16.^ Roper 

 River, 18/2/16 — An occasional bird noted. 



Stomach, small fish and shrimps ; several sma'l worms in stomach. 

 Anseranas melanoleuca. Pied Gf)f)se. 

 .4 iiseyaiKis semi paiinata. 



Glyde River, 11/9/15 — A single bird noted in mangroves : i3/9/i'5, 

 a large flock passed over at dusk heading south-east. Liverpool River, 

 20/9/15. — A passing flock. King River, 3/1O/15. — A large flock 

 flew o\er the camp after dark, heading south-west ; 29/10/15, a single 

 bird flushed from mangroves. Roper River. 1 8/2/16. — A flock heard 

 pissing up stream after dark ; 19/2 /.i 6, a flock seen in jiaper-barks 

 l)y ri\er ; 22/2/16, noted again in same place. 

 Nettopus pulcheUus. Green Pigmy-Goose. 

 Cheniscus pulchellus. 



Liverpool River, 21/9/15. — .\ few birds seen on salt-water billabong 

 near river. 



