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Sula fusca. Brown Gannet (Booby). 

 Hemisula leucogaster plotus. 



Noted all along the coast, from Thursday Island to King River. 

 Ellis and Rocky Islands, 26/7/15.— Thousands of birds breeding. 

 Sandy Island, 1 7/9/1 5. — Large fiock seen. 

 Fregata ariel. Lesser Frigate-Bird. 

 Fregata ariel. 



Batavia River, 1/7/15. — A couple of flocks seen coming in from the 

 west. Ellis Island, 26/7/15. — A large flock circling round this island. 

 Rocky Island, 27/7/15. — Over a thousand birds breeding. 

 Pelecanus conspicillatus. Pelican. 

 Catopiropelicanus conspicillatus conspicillatus . 



Little Archer River, 6/7/15 — Fairly numerous on the mud-banks. 

 Noted all along the coast to Sandy Island. Ellis Island, 26/7/15.— 

 A few seen out on the reef, and several old rookeries noted. 

 Circus gouldi. Allied Swamp-Hawk 'HarrierX 

 Circus approximans inexpectatus. 



[Nlacarthur River, 7/8/15 — A couple of birds seen circling over- 

 head . 



*Astur approximans. Goshawk. 

 Urospiza pasciata didinia. 



Mornington Island, 30/7/15.— One bird noted. Alacarthur River, 

 7/8/15. — A couple noted. Glyde River, 1 1/9/1 5. — One bird noted. 

 King River — A single bird seen on a few occasions. Roper River, 

 19/2/16. — Odd birds seen about a mangrove and paper-bark swamp. 



Stomach, remains of grasshoppers, a young goanna, and feathers. 

 Astur novse-lioilandiaB. White Goshawk. 

 Leucospiza iwvceliollandice. 



King River, 4/11/15. — .\ single bird seen in scrub at spring near 

 camp 



*Erythrotriorchis radiatus. Red Goshawk. 

 Erythyoirioychis yadiatiis. 



King River, 9/11/15. — A single bird procured at spring near camp ; 

 19/1 1/15, a single bird seen in a tall paper-bark at a spring up river. 

 Maria Island, 12/4/16. — A bird flushed from its nest, building. 

 Uroaetus audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle. 

 Uyoaeins audax carteri. 



King River, 29/9 15. — A single bird seen circling over small sand- 

 stone range near river; 23/11/15, a nest, apparently fresh, noted in 

 the ranges ; visited again 2/1/16, but it appeared' deserted. Port 

 Bradshaw, 6/'2/i6 — A single bird seen. 

 *Hieraetus morphnoides. Little Eagle. 

 Hieraetiis morphnoides morphnoides. 



King River, 9/10/15. — A single bird shot; 2/11/15, bird seen 

 circling high OA-erhead. 



Haliaeetus leucogaster. White-bellied Sea-Eagle. 

 Cuncuma leucogaster. 



Pera Head, 4/7/15. — A bird flushed from its nest. JNIacarthur 

 River. — Two birds noted by river. (ioyder River, 7/9 '15. — A 

 number of birds seen flying, circling through thousands of flying 

 foxes that were disturbed by our passing boat ; the birds did not 

 attempt to molest them. Liverpool River, 19/9/15. — One bird seen. 

 King River. — An odd bird seen occasionally along river and about 

 billabongs. 5/12/15. — Disturbed a big flying fox from the man- 



