336 MR. E, P, RAMSAY ON THE BIRDS OF [Apr. 17, 
was; the bird may have been Lodivanellus personatus, but more 
probably L. lobatus. The cry of the latter is well known to me; 
that of the former, to my knowledge, I never heard. I have been 
informed by Inspeetor Robert Johnstone, of the Herbert River, that 
Spur-wing Plovers occasionally visit that district. The eggs of 
Lobivanellus lobatus vary from rich dark green to olive-brown, with 
blackish spots and blotches. 
202. SARCIOPHORUS PECTORALIS. 
Sarciophorus pectoralis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 222. 
I met with this species only on one occasion, about fifty miles 
inland, while enjoying the hospitality of Mr. Stone, Superintendent 
of ‘“‘The Vale of the Herbert” station, the property of Walter 
Scott, Esq. In the extensive and well-grassed paddocks around the 
station a flock of these birds had taken up their abode. Mr. Stone 
informed me that they remain in the neighbourhood throughout the 
whole year; and being seldom if ever molested, they showed no 
symptoms of fear, quietly remaining while I walked within a few 
feet of them. 
203. CHARADRIUS LONGIPES. 
Charadrius longipes, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 225. 
I enumerate this species on the authority of Inspector Johnstone, 
who informs me the Golden Plover visits the Herbert district every 
winter. 
204. ARGIALITIS NIGRIFRONS. 
Aigialitis nigrifrons, Cuvier ; Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 232. 
This species is not uncommon on the Herbert river, and is found 
dispersed over the whole of the eastern and southern portions of 
Australia, even venturing far inland. I have met with it high up 
on the Bogan and Bell rivers, and on the Murrumbidgee river, near 
Yass ; it gives preference to the margins of inland lakes and lagoons 
rather than the sea-coast. J. S. Ramsay, Esq., a most persevering 
and successful oologist, found it breeding during the months of 
October, November, and December on the margins of the Bell river, 
at Cardington. There was always a difficulty in discovering the 
eggs, from their similarity to the adjacent ground on which they 
were laid, it being necessary to watch the birds to their eggs. James 
Ramsay, Esq., of Nanama, near Yass, has also sent me authentic 
eggs of this species, taken in that district, while others which I have 
received from Melbourne and South Australia all exhibit a similar 
style and colour in their markings. The.eggs are always four in 
number, and usually placed with the thinner ends together, in a 
slight depression in the sand or pebbles near water; the ground- 
colour is of a rich creamy white when fresh, nearly obscured by 
numerous irregular angular markings and hair-lines of blackish 
brown, dark brown, and bluish slate-colour, the last appearing as if 
beneath the surface of the shell. In some specimens these markings 
are close together, giving a clouded appearance to the eggs, in others 
