Nov., 1925 
The Queensland Naturalist. 
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quently passed the camp on their way to and from their 
fishing grounds. Of the terns, which also live on fish, 
but obtain them near the surface by plunging down 
from the air, I only identified the Caspian Tern (Ilydro- 
progne caspia) and the Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna 
bengalensis) but Mrs. Mayo noted several other species. 
Of birds which gain their livelihood chiefly by pick- 
ing up dead marine creatures washed up on the beach or 
floating on the water, but which may occasionally snatch 
;i fish from near the surface, I noted numerous Silver 
Gulls (Larus novaehollandiae) and Whistling Eagles 
(Haliastur sphenurus), also several White-breasted Sea- 
Eagles (Ilaliaetus leucogaster) and a pair of White- 
headed Sea-Eagles (Haliastur indus.) 
The wading birds, which gain their livelihood by 
probing the mud-banks and flats at low tide in search 
of worms and molluscs seem to retreat to the wide sandy 
ocean beaches to sleep during the periods of high tide. 
Large parties of them passed the Point in flocks, coming 
in through the South Passage when the tide was getting 
low, and going out when it was rising. Most of these 
v/ere Siberian visitors, which were due to leave us with- 
in a few -weeks for their northern breeding grounds, 
though many of them always seem to remain behind in 
Moreton Bay, where most of the species are to be seen 
all the year round. As the flocks of waders flew past 
h was difficult to identify them, but the commonest were 
Sea Curlews (Numenius cyanopus) Bar-tailed Godwits 
(Limosa lapponica) and Lesser Golden Plovers (Pluv- 
ialis dominicus). I noted one of the last-named on the 
beach near the creek in full breeding jfiumage, with a 
deep black breast. 
Two local waders, which spend the whole of the 
year on our beaches, and breed there, were also noted : 
The Red-capped Dotterel (Chai^adrius ruficapillus) and 
the Pied Oyster-catcher (Haematopus ostralegus.) 
Proceeding inland we find behind the beach a greater 
or less extent of grassy dunes with fresh-water pools in 
their hollows, the latter sometimes full of rushes. This 
being the only open counHy in this part of the island, 
certain birds which like open spaces seemed to be con- 
fined to this belt, and to the clearings near the houses. 
Most characteristic is the Australian Pipit or Ground- 
lark (Anthus australis), but other bu'ds which I noticed 
here and not further inland were the Welcome SAvallow 
(Hirundo neoxena) and Peaceful Dove (Geopelia 
