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therefore with great pleasure that I noted the following 

 account in Stokes Discov. in Australia, Vol. II., p. 263 : 

 " Bold Point, Guh of Carpentaria. The birds we had 

 not before seen were a large dark brown species of rail, 

 so wary that I could never get within shot of it. 



p. 284. Disaster Inlet, Gulf of Carpentaria. The 

 rare large brown rail was frequently observed at low 

 water, running along the edge of the mangroves, too 

 wary, however, as before, to be shot. 



p. 305. Near Flinders River, Gulf of Carpentaria. 

 In one of the reaches, I was fortunate enough to shoot 

 a specimen of the large wary brown-coloured rail I have 

 before mentioned. From this, the only one obtained, 

 it has been described as Eulabeornis castaneoventris." 



p. 319. Add Feegetta tropica australis, subsp. n. 



Differs from F. t. melanogaster Gould in its larger size. 

 F. t. melanogaster, wing 157, tarsus 35. 

 F. t. australis, wing 164, tarsus 43. 



Type, New Zealand. 



Have any examples of this bird been killed in 

 Australia ? 



p. 32. Fregettornis royantjs, sp. n. 



Entire plumage sooty black, darkest on the upper 

 tail-coverts. Wings and tail black. A large sub- 

 terminal band of white is noticeable on the under- 

 surface and the upper tail-coverts, on examining the 

 feathers. Tail square. Total length 225 mm., culmen 13, 

 wing 160, tail 79, tarsus 35. 



Type, Lord Howe Island. 3rd March, 1914. 



p. 47. Sterna striata yorki, subsp. n. 

 Northern White -fronted Tern. 



Differs from S. s. melanorhyncha in having the four 

 outer primaries dark brown, except for a small portion 

 of the inner web, the outer web of the outer tail-feather 

 rather lighter in colour. It is also smaller. 



