138 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



Procellaria fregata, Linn. White-faced Storm Petrel. T and V. 



Sula serrator, Banks. Australian Gannet. T. and V. 



Phalacrocorax carbo, Linn. Australian Cormorant. T. and V. 



t Phalacrocorax leucogaster, Gld. White-breasted Cormorant. T.andV- 



t Cygnus atratus, Latham. Black Swan. T. and V. 



t Anas superciliosa, Gmelin. Wild Duck. T. and V. 



t Anas castanea, Eytoa. Chestnut-breasted Teal. T. and V. 



Biziura lobata, Shaw. Musk Duck. T. and V. 



t Catarraetes chrysocome, Lath. Crested Penguin. T. and V. 



t Eudyptula minor, Forster. Little Penguin. T. and V. 



Additional Species. 

 t Cisticola exilis (ruficeps), Vig. and Horsf. Exile Grass Warbler. V. 



Frequently observed. 

 Puffinus nugax (assimilis), Sol. Allied Petrel. V. 



Several observed about eight miles north of Cape Wickham. 



Observations. — A total of 69 species were identified. 53- 

 are common to both Victoria and Tasmania; 14 peculiar to 

 Tasmania as against 2 to Victoria. Skins were secured of 48 

 species, and nests and eggs observed of 22. 



With regard to the two additions to the Tasmanian avi-fauna, 

 it is not at all remarkable that the Grass Warbler (Cisticola) 

 should have been discovered on King Island, considering it is 

 such a wanderer, its habitat not only extending over Aus- 

 tralia, but through the intermediate islands to Southern Asia. 



The Petrel f Puffinus nugax) may be considered as only 

 restored to the Tasmanian catalogue because, although it does- 

 not appear on Tasmania's latest list, it was mentioned in an 

 old list of Dr. Ramsay's. 



An extensive underground Mutton Bird or Sooty Petrel's 

 ( Puffi7ius hj'evicaudus ) nursery exists on the New Year Islands, 

 principally on the southern end of the outer island. A few eggs- 

 were gathered on the 20th November. The majority of these 

 birds would lay five or six days later. 



On the inner island of New Year's was a Pacific Gull's 

 (Larus pacificus) nursery. The majority of the clutches con- 

 tained three eggs. The nest was a thick ply of dead pig-face 

 weed ( Mesembtyanthe?mnn) , sheltered by rocks or salt-bush. 



Of the Silver Gulls (Lams novcB-hoUayidia. ), fair-sized 

 nurseries exist on Sea-gull Rock, in Currie Harbour, and on a 

 large rock near the Etterick River. In the cases of both 

 species of gulls incubation was far advanced ; indeed many 

 young birds were captured. Evidently both birds commence 

 to lay about the middle of October. 



Nearly all the land birds' eggs taken were fresh. 



Reptilia. 

 Snakes — 



Hoplocephalus superbus, copper-head snake. T. and V. 

 ,, airtus, var. tiger snake. T. and V. 



t Skins obtained. T. Tasmania. X. Victoria. 



