264 Hill, Field Notes on Birds of Kimberley.N.-W. Aiist. [^ 



Emu 

 1st Jan. 



birds were seen at the end of March, and eggs were taken from 7 th 

 May to 28th June. Two beautiful cream-coloured eggs are laid on 

 the ground in a shallow depression lined with grass. Acacia and 

 grass seeds are the chief articles of food. As a rule, these Pigeons 

 are found at some distance from water, which they visit with great 

 regularity about 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. 

 Measurements of birds in mm. : — 



Wing. 

 130 



131 



128 



131 

 126 

 128 



Bill. 



Total length. 



278 

 . 285 . 



272 



272 



• 274 . 

 270 

 276 



• 263 . 

 EULABEORNIS CASTANEIVENTER (ChestUUt-bcl 



A single specimen only was seen (7/12/09), but, as I did not secure 

 it, the identification may not be correct. 



FULICA AUSTRLLIS (CoOt). 



Occasionally seen on the edge of the mangroves at the outlet of 

 a small creek. 

 Sterna bergii (Crested Tern). 



Rarely seen. 



Larus nov^-hollandi^ (Silver Gull). 



Were not seen farther north than Scott Strait (14° 35' S. lat.) 



HiEMATOPUs FULiGiNOsus (Black Oystcr-catcher). 

 Occasionally seen on the coast and islands. 



H^MATOPUs LONGiROSTRis (Pied Oyster-catcher). 

 Occasionally seen on the coast and islands. 



Charadrius dominicus (Lesser Golden Plover). 



Very uncommon. 

 OcHTHODROMUS VEREDUs (Oriental Dottrel). 



JiGiALiTis RUFiCAPiLLA (Red-capped Dottrel). 

 Fairly numerous. 



NuMENius CYANOPUS (Curlew). 



NuMENius VARiEGATUS (Whimbrel). 

 Numerous. 



Heteractites brevipes (Grey-rumped Sandpiper). 

 Fairly numerous. 



Tringoides hypoleucus (Common Sandpiper). 



Glottis nebularius (Greenshank). 



Numerous. 

 Heteropygia aurita (Sharp-tailed Stint). 

 Tringa crassirostris (Great Sandpiper). 

 Pisobia ruficollis (Little Stint). 

 BuRHiNus grallarius (Stoue-Plover). 



Not numerous ; were seen in all localities from the coast to the 

 Drysdale River. 



