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Tadorna rufitergum (White-headed Shieldrake). 

 Math., Handl., No. 224. 



S. 12/2/09. Parry's Creek, N.W.A. 



Eyes white, eyelash yellow ; feet and tarsi white, tinged with 

 flesh-colour ; bill white, with tinge of flesh-colour. 

 Stomach contained grass seed, shell-fish, and grit. 



Nettion gibberifrons (Grey Teal). 

 Math., Handl., No. 228. 



cJ. 13/2/og. Parry's Creek, N.W.A. 



Eyes reddish-brown ; feet and tarsi leaden-brown ; bill, nail 

 black, upper mandible leaden-blue, lower mandible leaden-brown, 

 with yellowish-white bar near tip. 



Stomach contained a little animal matter and some grit. 



Aythya australis (White-eyed Duck). 

 Math., Handl., No. 234. 



(J. 16/1/09. Parry's Creek, N.W.A. 



Eyes white ; feet and tarsi grey, all joints being blackish-brown ; 

 bill, upper mandible black, with broad blue-gre}^ band near tip, 

 lower mandible brown. 



Stomach contained fragments of shell-fish, a few seeds, and a 

 httle grit. 



Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Little Black Cormorant). 

 Math., Handl., No. 235. 



o^ ? ?. 29/1/09. 



Eyes green ; feet and tarsi black ; culmen black ; tomium, all 

 lower mandible, and gular pouch leaden-grey. 



The stomachs contained small catfish. 



Phalacrocorax melanoleucus (Little Cormorant). 

 Math., Handl., No. 241. 



6" ?. 3/2/09. 



Eyes greyish-white, eyelash white ; feet and tarsi black ; culmen 

 brown, balance of bill and gular pouch and lores yellow. 

 The stomachs of both the above were empty. 



Circus gouldi (Harrier). 



Math., Handl., No. 254. 



^. 22/1/09. 



Eyes pale brown ; feet and tarsi greyish-white ; bill, distal 

 \ black, balance blue-giey : cere olive-grey. 



The stomach contained two young Mirajra. 



Astur fasciatus (Goshawk). 

 Math., Handl., No. 258. 



S S- Adult and immature. 23/1/09. 



Eyes yellow ; feet and tarsi yellow ; bill black and blue-grey, cere 

 dark oliv^e-brown. 



The stomachs contained several small lizards. 



