1877.] NORTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND. 345 
dible and on the outer margins of the upper. The Australian Museum 
has also obtained specimens from the Duke-of-York Island and New 
Treland, as well as from the Samoan group: in some of the specimens 
from these last-mentioned islands, the pectoral band is altogether 
wanting ; the same peculiarity occurs in some Fijian examples. 
245. RALLINA TRICOLOR. 
Rallina tricolor, Gould, Suppl. B. Austr. vol. i. pl. 78. 
I have no other information to give on the habits of this species 
than that contained in my “ Notes”’ in the Society’s ‘ Proceedings ’ 
for 1875, p. 603, where will be found a description of the young and 
the eggs. 
246. PorRZANA FLUMINEA. 
Porzana fluminea, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 339. 
247. PoRZANA PALUSTRIS. 
Porzana palustris, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 340. 
248. PoRZANA TABUENSIS. 
Porzana tabuensis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 341. 
249. Porzana (ERYTHRA) QUADRISTRIGATA. 
Porzana (Erythra) quadristrigata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. 
p- 343. 
All except the first-mentioned of these species I have found by 
no means rare in Queensland. P. quadristrigata was the most 
common species in the Rockingham-Bay district. P. tabuensis and 
palustris were plentiful about Rockhampton and on the swamps in 
the neighbourhood of the mouth of the Burnett river; P. Jluminea 
I met with but once, at Port Mackay. 
250. CHENOPIS ATRATA. 
Chenopis atrata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 346. 
The Black Swan is found rarely in Queensland north of the Bur- 
nett river, which I think was the only place I met with it. I have 
been informed that it sometimes occurs during wet seasons on the 
Herbert river. 
251. ANSERANAS MELANOLEUCA. 
Anseranas melanoleuca, Gould, Handbk. B. Anstr. ii. p- 352. 
Plentiful throughout the swampy districts all over the south and 
eastern portions of Australia. I have examined specimens from 
South Australia, and met with it almost every day while encamped 
on the Herbert river. The young were brought in by the natives 
on several occasions during the months of March and April. 
252. CHLAMYDOCHEN JUBATA. 
Chlamydochen jubata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 354. 
This fine species of Wood-Goose is not by any means so plentiful 
