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(12) Glottis nebularis glottoides — Greenshank. — A few soli- 

 tary birds were seen feeding near the edge of the mangroves. 



(13) Carphibis spi?iicollis — Straw-necked ibis. — Seen on a 

 swamp near Snowtown. 



(14) Eerodias alba — White egret. — Seen on the 'Snowtown 

 Swamp. A flock of seven roosted during the day on the man- 

 groves opposite the town. 



(15) Nptophoyx novaehollandice — White-fronted heron or 

 blue crane. — Common along the shores; of the creek. 



(15) Notophoyx novcehollandicc — White-fronted heron or 

 on the Snowtown swamp. 



(16) Mesocarbo ater — Little black cormorant. — Common 

 in the water and roosting on the mangroves. 



(17) Hypoleucus varius hypoleucus — Orange-faced cormorant. 

 Very common, many hundreds roosted at night in the man- 

 groves opposite the town. There is a large "rookery" of 

 these birds on the mangrove island to the north of the town; 

 consisting of hundreds of nes'ts in the mangroves. The bushes 

 which have been occupied for some years are all dead, pre- 

 sumably killed by the guano; the nests were not occupied at 

 the time of bur visit, as in the locality the breeding season is 

 the autumn. 



(18) Microcarbo melanoleucus — Little pied cormorant. — 

 Fairly common usually in company with the last species-. 



(19) Circus \approximans gouldi — Swamp hawk. — Not com- 

 mon, an occasional bird seen hawking over the crops or sam- 

 phire flat. 



(20) Gerchneis cenchroides — Kestrel. — Not common, a few 

 birds seen in each patch of scrub. 



(21) Pandion lialiaetus cristatus—OB^rey. — A solitary bird 

 sat on top of the mast of a yacht in the harbour, for the grea- 

 ter part of one afternoon. I was told that a few yeans ago, a 

 pair built a great stick nest on one of the beacons marking the 

 channel, but it had fallen down at the time of our visit. 



(22) Leptolophus auricomis — Cockatoo parrot. — A pair seen 

 investigating hollows in the mlallee. 



(23) Psephotus varius rosinae — 'Many-coloured parrot — 

 Only two pairs seen in the mallee bordering the roads. 



(24) Melopsittacus undulatus — 'Shell parrot. — Very com 

 mon, seen daily in small flocks, and also nesting in the hollow 

 mallee trees. 



(25) Gosmaerops ornatus — Bee-eater. — 'Common. They 

 were in pairs preparing to nest. 



(26) Neochalcites basalts metlbri — Narrow-billed bronze 

 cuckoo. — Not common. 



