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centropus. In repose it had projected its head 
forward, and extended its body and tail in a line 
with this, and so perched with its sliort legs, 
it lay as it were along the honey-suckle hough. 
Loriidce, 
16. Blue Mountain Parrot (Trichoglossus novae hollandiae, 
Gmn.). Was seen and heard, but did not occur 
so plentifully as the wealth of honey-producing 
plants would lead one to expect. 
Columbce. 
17. Barred Shoulder Red Dove (Geopelia humeralis, Temm.) 
Only two examples were seen. 
Phasianidce (Quails). 
18. Brown Quail (Synoecus australis, Temm.) Met with in 
grassy foreshores. 
f _j Limicolce. 
19. Shore Plover (Burhinus grallarius, Lath.). Heard, and 
its charactersitic three-toed footmarks seen on sand 
of sea shore. 
Charadriidce. 
20. Dottrel. 
21. Spur-Winged Plover (Lobivanellus lobatus, Lath.). 
Lariidce. 
22. Sterna Bergii, Licht. Seen in flocks along the beach ; 
also on sand banks at mouth of the river. Several 
that were shot contained in their maws an inter- 
esting fish identified by Ogilby as the Australian 
Pilchard. 
23. Silver Gull (Larus novae liollandiae). The common 
sea-gull of Moreton Bay and the Brisbane River. 
Ardeidce. 
24. White-Necked Heron, Notophoyx pacifica. White Hern 
(Herodias timorensis) both sparingly. 
Phalacro-coracidce. 
25. Little Black Cormorant. On beacons, mouth of river. 
26. Large Black- White Cormorant. Swimming in sea, 
near Pile Light House. 
27. Little Black-White Cormorant. Sw^amp, along beach 
north of Bulwer. 
AmtidoR, 
28. Black Duck. Anas superciliosus. 
PelicanidcB. 
29. Pelican (P. conspicillatus). On entering M. Bay. 
— W.W. and H.T. 
