168 WHITE— A Trip on the Coorong. 



The following is a list of the birds taken or observed dur- 

 ing the trip, with the writer's remarks and field notes. The 

 nomenclature is that of Gregory M. Mathews, F.L.S.. "List 

 of the Birds of Australia, 1913.'' 



Endyptula minor undina (Gould). Fairy Penguin. — A 

 specimen was picked up on the 90 mile beach, having been 

 blown ashore, it agrees with other specimens I have seen, 

 which makes me feel sure that there are two species of pen- 

 guins off the Victorian and South Australian Coast, this 

 being a much smaller bird in every way. Length 300 m.m. ; 

 bill, 20 m.m.; depth of bill, 9 m.m.; tarsus, 18 m.m. The bill 

 is very much lighter in construction! and the blue of the back 

 is a very light bright blue. 



Cosmopelia clegans ncglecta (Mathews). Brush Bronze- 

 wing pigeon. — <Small family parties of these birds were met 

 with in the sand-dunes, some so young that they were hardly 

 able to fly. 



Podieeps cristatus Christiana (Mathews). Australian Tip- 

 pit Grebe. — Not many of these birds were seen. I w r aisi told by 

 a fisherman that they are often found in their set nets. One 

 specimen taken S measured— length, 508 m.m.; wing from 

 body to tip, 355 m.m.; spread of wings from tip to tip, 756 m.m. 

 Stomach contents — Weed, particles of shells, three small fish, 

 and a great many feathers. All the Grebe seem to be feather 

 eaters. 



Gelochelidon nilotica macrotarsa (Gould). Australian Gull- 

 foilled Tern. These birds w 7 ere often seen in large parties 

 skimming over the water. 



Hj/droprogne taschegrava stremia (Gould). Australian 

 Caspian Tern. — -Solitary birds were seen all through the day 

 passing up or down the Coorong uttering their harsh calls, 

 and more often than not they had their bright-red bills point- 

 ing dow r nwards as they patrolled the waters in search of food. 



Thalasseus bergii poliocercus (Gould). Crested Tern. — 

 ■Small parties of these birds were seen continually passing up 

 or down the Coorong, ever on the look out for food. Wheii 

 sighting a fish they shut up their wings and plunged into the 

 water like a stone. 



tfternula nereis (Gould.) White-faced Ternlet. — These 

 beautiful and graceful little birds were often seen, and their 

 plaintive call heard. 



Bruchigaina novaeJiollandiae ethelae (Mathews). Southern. 

 Silver Gull. — Plentiful all along the Coorong. 



