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Sterna dougallii gracilis (Oould). Hoscatc Tern, 
The Roseate Tern breeds upon llie Houtmaids Abrolhos. North-west gales 
at times l)ring it soiitli, as is shown by the single specimen, A5029, in the 
Musuem collection. The bird was found dead at Hcarborougli in Jiilv. 
1939. F. Lawson liitlock also records its presence at Cottesloe. 
Sterna fuscata glauerti (Math.). Sooty Tern. 
The Sooty Tern breeds on the Tloutman^s Abrolhos. A specimen, A1511, 
obtained on the Swan River in December, 1917, is the only local material in 
the Museum. This l)ird arrives at its nesting site in Septembei', leaving 
again about April. 
Anous tenuirostris melanops (Oonld), Lesser Noddy. 
This bird, which nests in great numbers on the Houtmaids Abrolhos, is 
now and again blown into local waters and cast ashore dead or alive after 
severe north-westerly gales. 
Specimens obtained in the vi<dnity of l^erth and now in the Mu.seum 
collection are A2(>89, A2696, A2789, A4805, A4996, A500L A5065, and 
A5()70. 
F. Lawson Whitlock also records the species from Cottesloe. 
APPENDIX. 
l)K8('RTIMIOX OF AX A])V\/r MACUONECTES GIGANTFAIH FPOM 
AFMTRALTXD, XFAR HUXBURV. 
This specimen, z\o076, is of interest as it is the first re]>resentative of the 
mature or brownish-grey colour phase with white head and neck to reach the 
Museum. This bird belongs to the “intermediate j)hase with white head and 
neck.’' The back from the /one of transition at the neck to the tail is 
uniform greyish or dark-brownish grey accordiJig to the lighting, the feathers 
all having blackish shatts and in most cases lighter edges. The tail is lighter 
with less brown and the under tail coverts whitish. On the head the forehead 
is white, the crowti mottled, some ot the feathers being grey at ttie tij>, the 
hind neck pale almost wliite, sides of the lace white with a few pale grey 
leathers on the cheeks and near the ga[)e, chin and throat white, the feathers 
in these parts being white to the base. The under paifs are mottled greyish, 
the individual leathers being either uniform greyish or becoming darker 
tow^ards the tip Avith, in many instances, lirownish-grey edges, jirobably due 
to wear. In all cases the shafts are light, almost white. Feathers on the legs 
greyish, almost wliite toAcards the base. In general ajApea ranee the bird 
seems to resemble those illustrated by Falla (B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research 
Expedition, Vol. If., Birds, figure 133, right foreground, C'aroline Coat, 
Macquarie Island). 
The soft parts of the bird \\4ien received were: — Iris dai'k, feet reddish 
^late, webs brownish-grey, chnvs horn, bill Avhitish horn Avith limy incrusta- 
tion at the base of the u]>per mandible. Measurements taken : — Length 932, 
wing 520, tail 21 (i, tarsus 191, culimm 99, Avidth 33.5, depth 38.5. S(‘X — male 
fO.II.L.) 
