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Coturnix Australis, Temm. Native name, Tou-ta-wa-tte, 



Coturnix pact oralis, Gould. Native name. Tou-ta-wa-tee. Thii 

 is no doubt the male of the preceding spedes. 



Charadrius nigrifrons. ^gialitis nigrifrons, Gould. 



Ralltts Philippinensis, Less. Native name, Eerncou ; Land-Rail 

 of the colonists. 



Porphyria melanotvs, Temm. Native name, Cow-oue; Bald Coot 

 of the colonists. 



Nycticorax Caledonicus, Less. 



Anas svperciliosa, Gmel. Native name, Tow-an-da i 



Rhynchaspis Rhyncotis, Steph. 



Cygnus atratus, Shaw. 



Phalacrocorax Carho'ides, Gould. Native name, YaUtow; £lack 

 Shag of the colonists. 



Mr. Fraser, who brought these birds severally under the notice of 

 the meeting, and who at the same time furnished the above list, ob- 

 served that the chief interest attached to this collection consisted in 

 the locality in which it was formed, as naturalists were no doubt 

 anxious to learn the geographical ranges of the Australian birds. 



