693 Mr. T. Carter on some [Ibis, 



8 February, 1905, Lad oreen feet, l(!gs, and joints, and in 

 my description o£ an adult male the tarsi and feet are oiven 

 as olive-green. There are three skins in my collection here, 

 labelled respectively : — 



a. cJ . Gordon River, South-West Australia, 4 April, 



1911. Legs and feet yelloM^ish pink, joints brown. 

 L <^. Lake Muir, 16 March, 1919. Feet and legs 



salmon-pink, joints greenish, 

 c. Lnm. ? . Albany, 2u December, 1913. Feet and 

 legs reddish olive. 



So there appear to be considerable variations in the 

 colouring of these parts. 



The aboriginal name for this species in the south-west 

 is " Moolar." 



Fulica atra australis. 



Western Coots appear to be local in distribution in 

 Western Australia, and are not common according to my 

 experience. A pair was seen on the Vasse River, 12 Feb- 

 ruary, 1910, a small party on a pool at the Lyndon River, 

 2S August, 1916, and one on a pool near the Minilya River 

 on 5 September, while several occurred near the mouth of 

 the Warren River in March 1919. 



Podiceps cristatus christiani. 



Australian Tippet-Grebes were seen on Lake Muir in 

 March 1919, a small party of them keeping fur out in the 

 lake. No tippets were observed through my binoculars. 

 Mr. J. Drummond, of Perth, told me he saw a specimen 

 that was shot by one of a duck-shooting party at Chittering 

 on 27 March, 191 G, when he was one of the party. 



Tachyljaptes ruficollis carterae. 



Western Black-throated Grebes were observed at Lake 

 Muir and other localities during my trip. 



Police ephalus poliocephalus cloatesi. 



Western Hoary -headed Grebes were seen on a large pool 

 on the Lyndon River, 27 August, 1916, and there were many 

 adult and immature birds on the Vasse River in April 1919, 



