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tieaf the feeding-boxes of the horses at Messrs. Millers' saw- 
mill. If disturbed they would only fly into the lower branches 
of adjacent trees and soon alight again. 
59. Phaps elegans. Brush Bronze-wing Pigeon. (HalPs 
Key, p. 71.) 
Sk. young. 18. 10^99. Pigeon Island^ Wallabi Gi^oup^ 
Houtman^s Abrolhos. 
Pigeon Island is a small treeless area^ some ten acres in 
extent, with shrubs from three to four feet high. It is 
adjacent^to other members of the group that are well able to 
stock it with the pair of birds which probably gave it a 
name. This species lies so close that it is difficult to say how 
many individuals are present. On my visit I saw only 
one until I traced it to a bush^ under which I found a 
young bird, which allowed me to place my hand upon \U 
The parent after some moments' deliberation flew away» 
Both Mr. Campbell and Mr. Helms refer to P. chalcoptera as 
being found on the island, but I did not see it. This species 
has not been previously noticed as found upon the group. 
The query of Mr. Helms, as well as that of Mr. Beddoes *> 
regarding the nesting of the species in the island, if P. elegans 
is intended, can now be considered settled, because the latter 
gentleman has noticed the Pigeon on the group at all times 
of the year and I have brought away with me a skin of a 
young bird that had very recently le£t the nest* 
60. ^GiALiTis MELANops. Black-froutcd Dotterel* 
(Hall's Key, p. 83.) 
A young bird. 27.10.99. Geraldton. 
The scapulars and lesser wing-coverts have chestnut and 
not maroon tips ; the forehead is much lighter than the 
crown, which is brown ; there is no band on the fore-neck. 
61. Hydroproone caspia. Caspian Tern. (HalFs Kev> 
p. 88.) 
A. Young, about to break shell. 
, B. Pledgling. Houtman's Abrolhos. 
* 'Producers' Gazette & Settlers' Record of Western Australia/ 
vol. V. pt. 6, p. 431. 
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