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Order ANSERIFORMES. 

 Family ANATIDAE. 

 Chenonetta jubata, Latham (Wood Duck, or Maned Goose). 

 A few small parties met with on the Cooper, many of 

 the birds being fully-fledged young. 



Virago gibberifrons (Grey Teal). 



A few seen on the waterholes, and also along the Cooper. 

 Two quite young broods came under notice, the parent birds 

 feigning lameness to distract attention from their young. 



Malacorhynchus membranaceus, Latham 

 (Pink-eared Duck). 

 Only a few birds met with in the lignum swamps ; they 

 were breeding. 



Order PELECAN1FORMES. 



Family PHALACROCORACIDAE. 

 Phalacrocorax carbo novae-hollandiae, Stephens 



(Black Cormorant). 

 Seen once upon Cooper Creek. 



Microcarbo melanoleucus, Vieillot (Little Cormorant). 



Observed at Birkett's woolshed waterhole and once 

 on the Cooper. 



Family PELECANIDAE. 



Catoptropelicanus conspicillatus, Temminck 



(Eastern Pelican). 



A small party of these fine birds was seen at the Lakes 

 Crossing, flying towards Lake Blanche ; also on the Cooper 

 at Innamincka. 



Order ACCIPITRIFORMES. 



Family FALCONIDAE. 

 Uroaetus audax, Latham (Wedge-tailed Eagle). 

 Very few of these fine birds were seen. Two or three 

 dead ones were picked up, evidently poisoned by wild-dog 

 baits. Old nests were seen, but none lately occupied. 



Hieraaetus morphnoides, Gould (Little Eagle). 



Several birds seen during the trip. One taken September 

 18 was a female sitting very closely on a single egg; nest a 

 large construction of sticks placed in a sandalwood tree, 15 to 

 20 feet from the ground. 



Total length. Expanse of wings. 



September 18 9 508 mm. 1,220 mm. 



