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longer, but this is his genera) attitude. Native name Duraiia ; 

 found in marshes or moist ground. 



No. 238. Pacific Heron, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. 305. 

 Ardea pacijica, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. lxv. 

 Notophoyx pacijica (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. 15.. \\\i.. 

 p. 111. 

 This figure is the type of Latham's description of the Pacific 

 Heron, Notophoyx pacijica (Lath.). 



No. 239. Common Curlew, variety, Lath., Gen. Syn., iii., 

 pt. i., p. 120. 

 Numcnius cyanopus (Vieill.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., p. 350. 

 Watling gives the following note : " Near the natural size of 

 the English Curlew ; the native name Gaarlarr-re-VingT 

 No. 240. New Holland Curlew, Latham .MS. 



Limosa novse zealandise (Gray), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., 

 p. 377. 

 Watling says : " One fifth the natural size." 

 No. 241. New Holland Snype, Lath., Gen. Sen., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 310. 

 Scolopax australis, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. lxv. 

 Gallinago australis (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., p. 652. 

 Watling says : " Half the natural size." 



No. 242. Wattled Sandpiper, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 313. 

 Tringa lobata, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. lxv. 

 Lohivanellus lobatus (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., p. 139. 

 Watling gives the following note : " Three quarters of the 

 natural size. It is a rare bird, sometimes, though seldom, to be 

 met with on the flats going to Parramatta. Native name 

 Kalloonagh" 



No. 243. Wattled Sandpiper, Lath. (See No. 242.) 

 Watling gives the native name as u Ban-nc-n-rx." 

 No. 244. Brown-eared Sandpiper, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii. 

 p. 314. 

 Tringa aurita, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. Levi. 

 Heteropygia acuminata (Horsf.), Sharpe, Cat. B., xxiv., 

 p. 566. 

 Watling gives the following note: " Two thirds of the natural 

 size. This bird frequents the sea shore and moist places, but are 

 by no means numerous." 



No. 245. Grisled Plover, Lath., (Jen. Syn., Suppl. ii., p. 320. 

 Charadrius griscus, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. lxvii. 



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