Vol. X. 

 1910 



1 Broadbent, Birds of Cardwell and Herbert River. 245 



Nettopus pulchellus (Green Goose-Teal). — September, Herbert 

 River. Common on Bellenden' Plains, in the small swamps. 



T.\DORNA RAD J AH (White-headed Shieldrake). — August, Cardwell. 

 The White-headed Shieldrake or " Burdekin Duck " is common this 

 month, feeding on Crustacea at the mouths of creeks and rivers, near 

 the mangroves. 



Anas superciliosa (Black Duck). — August, Cardwell. 



Nettion gibberifrons (Grey Teal). — September, Herbert River. 

 Common. 



Spatula rhynchotis (Shoveller). — October, Herbert River. 



Dendrocycna arcuata (Whistling-Duck). — October, Herbert 

 River. 



Nyroca australis (White-eyed Duck). — October, Herbert River. 

 This bird was very common on the river in October. Usually a rare 

 bird here, but common about Melbourne. The dry weather this 

 season (1888) caused great numbers of water-fowl not noticed pre- 

 viously to come here. 



Biziura lobata (Musk-Duck). — One seen in October, on the Her- 

 bert River. 



Hydroprogne caspia (Caspian Tern). — August, Cardwell beach. 

 Shot specimen of this Tern on Maunga Creek ; it is a common Tern 

 at Kimberley, mouth of Norman River, Gulf of Carpentaria. 



Sterna bergii (Crested Telrn). — February, Cardwell. 



Sterna media (Lesser Crested Tern). — February, Gould Island. 



Gelochelidon anglica (Gull-billed Tern). — February, Gould 

 Island. 



Phalacrocorax gouldi (White-breasted Cormorant). — October, 

 Herbert River. 



Phalacrocorax melanoleucus (Little Cormorant). — October, Her- 

 bert River; 



Pelecanus conspicillatus (Pelican). — Maunga Creek, Cardwell. 



Plotus nov^-hollandi^ (Darter). — Herbert River. 



SuLA leucogaster (Browu Gannet, Booby). — Fairway Buoy, 

 Dungeness, Hinchinbrook Channel, mouth of the Herbert. Shot 

 specimen sitting on Fairway Buoy. 



PoDicEPS nov^-hollandi^ (Black- throated Grebe). — October, 

 Herbert River. 



Note. — There are more species of birds in the Cardwell district than 

 those I have noted in this paper ; but the birds I have mentioned I 

 observed and shot specimens of during the eight months I was in the 

 district. The season of 1888 was very dry in that neighbourhood — 

 all waters, except the rivers and large creeks, were dry. That alone 

 would influence bird-life adversely. — K. B. 



