the outer web of the outermost rectrix, white, its inner web dusky ; in the second rectrix, both webs dusky, 

 the inner one darker ; the rest of the rectrices darker as they approach the middle, the two middle the 

 darkest, and somewhat longer than the others ; legs, long and slender, a considerable portion of the tibia 

 bare ; toes, three, the middle and outer toe connected at their base by a slight membrane ; legs and toes, 

 yellowish ochreous. 



Adult, in winter : no specimen has been yet reported. 



Young : crown, back, and upper portion of the wings, greyish brown, each feather margined with 

 buff ; forehead, eyebrows, chin, sides of face and neck, buff, this color extending in the form of a collar 

 round the neck ; the pectoral band not well defined, but a cloudy patch of pale buffy brown, extending 

 across the breast, becomes gradually paler, above and below, as it approaches the chin and vent ; primaries 

 and axillaries, as in the adult ; secondaries, broadly edged with buff ; legs and toes, dull yellowish brown. 



Total length, 8 "5 inches. 



Habitats : Port Derby, Port Essington, Rockingham Bay, Wide Bay District, Richmond and 

 Clarence River Districts, New South Wales. 



