178 MORGAN — Observation, on Cormorants mid Bird Temperatures. 



No. 219— S. Length, 23 inches (26/8/86). 

 No. 301— 5. Length, 23.5 inches (10/9/86). 



86. Dupetor flavicollis olivei. Northern Yellow-necked 

 Bittern. 



Ardeiralla flavicollis olivei (Mathews). Nov. Zool., Vol. 

 XVIII., p. 234, 1912, Johnston River, Queensland. 



No. 428— $ . (23/10/80). 



Irides, yellow, brighter next the pupil; lores, brownish 

 olive; upper mandible, dark brown, the lower of the same 

 colour, but tinged in the middle and at the bottom edge with 

 yellowish white ; legs and feet, brown above. 



No. 152— Length, 25.1 inches (27/10/86). 



Further Observation on the Cormorants and 

 Bird Temperatures. 



By A. M. Morgan, M.B. Ch. B. 



On March 25th, 1910, Oapt. S. A. White, on the invitation 

 of Messrs. A. G. and E. S. Rymill, had an opportunity of mak- 

 ing extensive observations on the orange faced Cormorant 

 (Hypolencus varius hypolencus). I was unfortunately unable 

 to go, but he has kindly handed over his notes to me for pub- 

 lication. The locality visited was a mangrove creek, a few 

 miles north of the Outer Harbour, on the eastern side of St. 

 Vincent's Gulf. Orange-faced cormorants only were found. 

 A large number of birds was measured and dissected. 



Stomach contents: — No. 1, Fish bones and seaweed; No. 

 2, Weedfish;No. 3, 6 Weedfish; No. 4, 2 Flathead; No. 5j 3 

 Flathead; No. 0, 1 Weedfish; No. 7, 1 Weedfish; No. 8, 1 Flat- 

 head; No. 9, 1 Squid; No. 10, 1 Squid; No. 11, 1 Flathead; No. 

 12, 4 Weedfish, 1 Leatherjacket; No. 13, 1 Toad fish and fish 

 remains; No. 14, 3 Weedfish; No. 15, 1 Weedfish, 1 Flathead; 

 No. 10, 1 Weedfish; No. 17, 1 Weedfish, 1 Tommy Rough; No. 

 18, 1 Weedfish; No. 19, 1 Flathead; No. 20, 2 Tommy roughs; 

 No. 21, 1 Flathead; No. 22, 2 Squid; No. 24, 1 Flathead, 1 



