24 LAFFER — Notes on some Birds observed at Rose worthy College. 



Flank — Splashed with bright red. 



Feet and Legs— -Greyish flesh colour. 



The bare skin round the nostrils is larger than is the case 

 with most of the lorikeets, and is the same colour as the legs. 



Beak — Upper mandible, greyish white; lower, cream and 

 white. 



Notes on some Birds observed at 

 Roseworthy College, and not usual to the locality. 



By H. E. LAFFER, 



Curator of the Roseworthy College Museum. 



Ducks. — From time to time representatives of this order 

 alight during the course of their migrations upon one or other 

 of the open dams or tanks, and within the past fourteen years 

 I have secured quite a number, amongst which the following 

 species were represented : — 



Black Duck (A nas superciliosa rogersi). 



Grey Teal (Virago gibberifrons). 



Shoveller (Spatula rhyncotis rhyncotis). 



Fink-eared Duck (Malachorhyncus membranaceous assimilis). 



Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata). 

 On one occasion, 1910, when, owing to excessive rainfall, a low 

 lying piece of land was submerged, the Black Duck nested in 

 the neighbourhood, and two young birds were secured before 

 they could fly. 



The Bald Coot (Porphyrio melanotus). — I have recorded 

 once, in October, 1913, when a very nice skin was ob- 

 tained. Grebes also are not usual in this class of country, 

 where the only water is in isolated dams. The only ones 

 noticed were in March of the present year, when specimens of 

 both the Black-throated (Tachybaptus ritficollis novae hollaiidia< , i 

 and the Hoary-headed (Polioeephalus polioceplialus) were shot 

 within a week of each other. 



Occasionally the Black-tailed Native Hen (Microtrib6hy.r 

 ventralis whitci) puts in an appearance, and in. 1913 nested. I 

 failed to find the nest, but the young were seen following the 

 mother bird. A few seasons ago these birds were very plenti- 

 ful for a few weeks. 



