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8. Turnix varia subminuta (26). Ground-colour light 

 stone, minutely covered with spots of dark brown and 

 light grey ; 27-28 mm. by 21-22. Queensland. 



9. Oeopelia humeralis inexpectata (50). Clutch, two ; 

 white; 28-28.5 mm. by 31.5-32. Derby, W.A., 6.1.11. 



10. Chalcophaps chrysochlora rogersi (56a). Clutch, two ; 

 creamy colour ; 25.5-26.5 mm. by 20-20.5. Queensland. 



11. Phaps chalcoptera consobrina (59). Clutch, two ; 

 whitish ; 30-32 mm. by 23-24. Alexandra, N.T., 21.1.06. 



12. Phaps chalcoptera murchisoni (60). Clutch, two ; 

 white ; 34-36.5 mm. by 25-26. West Australia. 



13. Tribonyx ventralis whitei (93). Ground-colour 

 greenish-blue, sparingly mottled with reddish-brown and 

 light grey ; 43-47 mm. by 29-32. New South Wales. 



14. Fulica atra tasmanica (104). Ground-colour stone, 

 minutely spotted with blackish spots ; 49 mm. by 33. 

 Victoria. 



15. Podiceps fluviatilis carterce (108). Ground-colour 

 light green (mostly nest-stained brown) ; 36-38 mm. 

 by 25-26. Clutch, three. Broome Hill, W.A., 19.10.08. 



16. Sterna bergii gwendolence (159a). Ground-colour 

 stone, heavily blotched with dark reddish-brown, 60-61 

 mm. by 40-41. Houtman's Abrolhos. 



17. Sterna striata incerta (161). Ground-colour stone, 

 blotched with dark brown and light grey ; 47-48 mm. 

 by 33-34. Tasmania. 



18. Sterna juscata serrata (163). Ground-colour stone, 

 spotted with rich chestnut, more especially on the larger 

 end, and small markings of grey ; 53-55 mm. by 35-36. 

 Lord Howe Island, Nov. '87. 



19. Sterna nereis horni (165). Ground-colour light 

 stone, sparingly marked with dark reddish-brown ; 35 

 mm. by 25-26. West Australia, 



20. Sterna sinensis placens (166). Ground-colour light 

 stone, blotched with dark reddish-brown and lavender ; 

 33 mm. by 26. Queensland. 



