706 Mr. T. Carter on some [Ibis, 



Catoptropelicanus conspicillatus westralis. 



A few Weslei-n Pelicans could be seen almost daily about 

 the mouths of the Gascojne River, and on 13 September, 

 1913, I saw a flock of about one hundred. 



Circus assimilis rogersi. 



Lesser Spotted Harriers were common from Carnarvon 

 northwards in 1913 and 1916, as they usually are there 

 after good winter rains. On 8 September, 1911, 1 saw one 

 of these birds strike a Brown Hawk down to the ground' 

 as it was passing in front. It seemed to be merely a 

 wanton action, as the Harrier took no notice of the 

 fallen Hawk. 



ITrospiza fasciata cruenta. 



Lesser Goshawks were noted in most districts visited on 

 my different trips. A particularly fine female was obtained 

 by me at the Vasse River in February 1916, measuring : 

 total length 500 mm., wing 320 mm. On 30 June, 1916, 

 one shot at Point Cloates had its ciop full of grasshoppers. 



Uroaetus audax carteri. 



Western Wedge-tailed Eagles were occasionally observed, 

 and are still fairly numerous ; but they are gradunlly decreas- 

 ing, owing to constant persecution. When at Maud's Landing 

 in September 1911, Mr. C. French gave me an egg that he 

 said he had obtained from a nest near that place on 12 August, 

 which is late for this species to have eggs. In January 1916 

 the wife of a neighbour who lived close to my Broome Hill 

 St.'ition told me that she had recently had three fine tame 

 geese killed by these birds close to her house. On 12 August, 

 1916, 1 climbed above a nest on a ledge of cliff in the ranges 

 north of Yardie Creek, and saw two young birds in down 

 in it. One of the parents had flown from the nest and 

 circled round me, which called my attention to it. Several 

 were seen about Augusta in March 1919, and when at 

 Woolundra in May I saw one of these Eagles flyiug with 

 something in its feet, which it eventually drojtped as I 

 approached. It was a freshly-killed full-grown rabbit. 



