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only article of special interest to ornithologists is that by Dr. T. 

 Harvey Johnston, D.Sc, &c., on " New Species of Cestodes from 

 Australian Birds." Four of these parasites are described. Dilepis 

 bancrofti occurs "fairly frequently" in the Rosella Parrot 

 {Platycercus eximius) in New South Wales and Southern Queens- 

 land. ChoanotcBnia zonijercB was taken from a specimen of the 

 Black-breasted Plover {Zonifer tricolor) and C. taylori from the 

 intestine of a Blue Wren {Malurus cyanochlamys). Zosteropicala 

 clelandi infests the White-eye [Zoster ops ccertdescens). 



Lingering Migrants. — Referring to the singular fact that the 

 migratory shore birds which build in the Northen Hemisphere 

 have stayed here longer than usual, Mr. Hugh Riordan, of 

 Geelong, confirms Mr. O'Shannassey's observations : — " On 3rd 

 June, near Point Henry, Geelong, I saw a single Curlew Sand- 

 piper in winter plumage with no other birds of any sort near 

 him. There was a flock of about a dozen Little Stints 

 {Limonites ruficollts), also in winter dress, on the beach, with at 

 least one Double-banded Dottrel {OcJitJiodromiis bicmctus) not 

 in full plumage. There were also 15 or 20 Sea-Curlews 

 {Nmneniiis cyanopus). Again, on 8th June, I saw about the 

 same number of Sea-Curlews. On i6th June, a Double-banded 

 Dottrel, not in full plumage, on the ocean beach at Bream Creek. 



" Some of your correspondents who are favourably situated 

 may be able to throw further light on the movements of these 

 particularly interesting birds. If it is found that some of them 

 do actually remain with us in winter plumage throughout our 

 winter, would it not suggest the possibility of these particular 

 birds donning summer plumage, and breeding here in our next 

 summer? " 



Regarding the Sea-Curlews, which were noted as abundant 



last month, Mr. George Shepherd, observing them about 



Western Port, says : — " I have noticed that the Curlews are 



always with us before August is quite gone." That means that 



they have travelled to the Arctic circle, nested, reared their 



young, and returned with their young. How is it possible for 



that to take place this year? Any further notes on the subject 



from those who have a chance of observing shore-bird life about 



southern inlets will be most acceptable. — " Nature Notes," Argus, 



5th July, 1912. 



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Sanctuaries for Tasmanian Birds. — In the course of an inter- 

 view, reported in the Daily Post of 2nd August, 191 2, Mr. 

 Robert Hall strongly advocated sanctuaries for the native game 

 of Tasmania. " Mr. Robert Hall said the preservation of the 

 native game was a national question, in which all Tasmanians 

 should take an interest. And yet how was it that all other 



