DOUBLE-BANDED DOTTEREL. 
the birds being more commonly observed in Southern Australia in the winter, 
migrated thence to breed. This does not seem a reasonable solution, as the 
birds are as common in New Zealand in the winter time as in the summer. 
In that place they make seasonal movements, but there seems no grounds 
for supposing that they leave that country, while most migration-movements 
are north to south and not east to west. Further, its occurrence in South- 
west Australia seems to prohibit the supposition that the latter birds came 
from New Zealand. It seems certain that the Australian form will later be 
found breeding in Australia, and also distinct from the New Zealand bird. It 
seems strange that this common New Zealand bird was first described from 
New South Wales, and it is also strange that no long series are available 
from New Zealand where it is so abundant. 
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