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their snake-like head, and at most three inches of their long 

 neck. They dived lief ore the gun could be put to the shoulder. 

 When diving they do nut make a splash, but simply, 

 though quickly, sink. 



101. Catoptropelicanus Coxspicillates Westealis. Wes- 

 tern Pelican. 



Pelecanus conspicillatus icestralis i Mathews"). Nov. Zoo!., 

 Vol. XVIII.. p. 244, 1912. Perth. West Australia. 



Xo. 426— Length 67f inches (22 10 86). 



Weight IT pounds. Expanse of wing S feet 5.5 inches. 

 Irides dark brown, eyelids lead colour, skin surrounding the 

 eye yellowish white with a shade of blue anteriorly where it 

 joins the feathers of the lores; bill white tinged with flesh 

 colour on the culnien. and the base of the lower mandible: also 

 shaded with light lead blue towards the point of the bill, par- 

 ticularly on the lower mandible, all the bill covered with fine 

 blue lines, but defined at the base of the lower mandible and 

 thickest at the base of the upper, where they givp a bluish 

 tint; hook and cutting edges of both mandibles for apical 

 helf. yellow: gular pouch white showing purplish lines, and 

 tinged with light ochre anteriorly and shaded with pale flesh 

 posteriorly, particularly where it joins the base of the lower 

 mandible: tibia and tarsi white with a faint tinge and with 

 a yellowish tint at the back of the latter; toes and webs 

 bluish white tinged or stained with ochre: soles of feet yel- 

 lowish: nails apparently nearly white, but stained with ochre. 



A large quantity of fish were found in them varying from 

 one to five inches long. 



102. Circus Assimilis Kogersi. Lesser Spotted Harrier. 



Circus assimilis rogersi (Mathews). Xov. Zool.. Vol. XVIII. 

 p. 244, 1912. Fitzroy Kiver. Xorth-West Australia. 



jf . o 7T _ s Length. 20 inches (18/7/86). 



Xo. 392— S. Length, 20.8 inches (9/8/86). 



Irides yellow, eyelid yellow, finely margined next the eye 

 with brown: bill black becoming bluish horn colour on the 

 sides at the base: legs and feet pale yellow, the latter the 

 brighter. 



