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spit (Goodwin Sands). The slight depression in the sand contained 

 from a single egg to the full clutch of three. It is almost impossible 

 to separate this bird from S. nereis while on the wing — in fact, I took 

 it for that bird until I handled a specimen. This is, I beheve, a new 

 record for Victoria, as it had not been previously recorded for that 

 State. 



Larus novae-hollandiae (Bruchigavia novcehollandio! novcshollandics). 

 Silver Gull. — Great numbers are met with both inside the Inlet and 

 off the coast. 



Stercorarius crepidatus {Cathavacta I. lonnbergi). Richardson Skua. 



Quite a number of these strange birds flew round our vessel. They 



were in many stages of plumage, from old birds in summer plumage 

 (the elongated feathers in the tail being well pronounced) to the 

 mottled immature plumage. 



Hsematopus longirostris (H. ostralegus longirostris). Pied Oyster- 

 catcher. — One or two pairs were observed, and a nest containing 

 three eggs was found and photographed. 



Haematopus fuliginosus {H. niger fuliginosus). Eastern Black 

 Oyster-catcher. — One or two pairs met with, but no nests were 

 observed. 



Lobivanellus lobatus (Lobibyx novcBhollandice). Spur-winged Plover. 

 — Quite a number were met with on the swampy country near the 

 coast. 



Charadrius fulvus {Pluvialis dominicus fulvus). Lesser Golden 

 Plover. — Reported as having been seen near Naggi Lake and on the 

 Goodwin Sands, an extensive area of sand in the lower harbour ; 

 most of it is covered at high tide. 



.flEgialitis ruficapilla {Leucopolius ruficapillus ruficapillus). Red-capped 

 Dottrel. — These birds were breeding on the sand-spit in the harbour 

 and on the sand above high-water mark on the ocean beach. Nests 

 containing three eggs were seen. 



Numenius cyanopus (N. cyanopus). Australian Curlew. — One or 

 two of these wary birds were seen on the sand-banks. 



Limosa uropygialis (Vetola lapponica baueri). Eastern Barred- 

 rumped Godwit. — A few of these birds were seen on the sand-banks, 

 and specimens dissected were extremely fat. A layer of fat com- 

 pletely covered the body. This would lead one to think that some 

 of these birds must remain in Australia at nesting time. It may be 

 the first year's birds do not return to their nesting haunts in Siberia. 



Pisobia ruficollis (P. minuta yuficollis). Eastern Little Stint.— Met 

 with in flocks on sand-banks in the harbour. 



Pisobia acuminata {Limnocinclus acuminatus). Sharp-tailed Stint. — 

 Numbers were seen on the sand-banks. 



Ancylochilus subarquatus {Erolia femtginea chinensis). Curlew 

 Sandpiper. — Found in small flocks on the sand-banks. 



Gallinago australis {Ditelmatias hardwickii). Australian Snipe. — 

 A few birds were flushed from the bracken in the gullies and on the 

 slopes. 



Notophoyx novsB-holIandise (N . novcsJiollandicB). White-fronted 

 Heron. — A few were often observed wading in the shallow water at 

 low tide, or perched on dead gums near the water. 



