1920.] IVestern Australian Birds. 705 



Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae. 



Black C^orniorants were observed in the south-western 

 districts, and some specimens obtained, but none o£ them 

 liad white patches on their thighs, perliaps because my trips 

 did not coincide with the breeding-seasons. 



Mesocairbo ater. 



Little Black Cormorants were unnsiially plentiful round 

 Carnarvon in September 1911, both in mangroves and at 

 pools in the Gascoyne Kiver. Several were observed lying- 

 dead, and upon post-mortem examinations were found to be 

 in a very emaciated condition, with inflamed kidneys. A 

 few of these birds were seen on the Vasse River in 

 February 191G. 



Hypoleucus variiis perthi. 



Pied Cormorants were common from Shark Bay and 

 along the coast to North-West Cai)e. [Mathews's Reference 

 List. 1913, includes South- West Australia in the range of 

 both this bird andTIt/poIeucu.') fuscescens, and neither of them 

 is given as occurring- in Mid-West or North-West Australia, 

 where //. variiis is abundant. I believe that //. fuscescens 

 has not been recorded west of Alban}^ (if as far as there).] 



Anhinga novaBhollandise. 



No Darters were seen on any of my tri[)s until 2 June, 

 1919, when Mr. W. B. Alexander and I saw from twenty to 

 thirty in the course of a walk round Herdman's Lake and 

 an overflow from it. Most of those noticed were perched 

 on snagSj or dead trees in the water, with outstretched 

 wings. It is rather cuiious that until the above date I 

 had only seen one living bird during my long residence 

 in Australia. Mr. Alexander told me that some of these 

 birds can generally be seen at the above lake. 



Sulita serrator dyotti. 



No Australian dJannets were observed, and no one of the 

 many persons with whom I conversed on the several trips 

 could tell me of any having been seen along the south-west 

 coasts to the west of Albany. 



