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APPENDIX. 
No authentic information has yet been recorded of the breeding 
of the following species in Australia, many of which are only 
occasional visitors to our shores, although it may be only question 
of time, for when the vast breeding-grounds in the back waters 
and reed beds of some of our inland rivers and lakes, are properly 
explored, the nests and eggs of several recorded here will probably 
be found. The young of Ibis falcinellus have been found in a very 
early stage of plumage in the Interior, and in December 188S, I 
saw a young bird in the Sydney market obtained near Brisbane a 
few days before. Ilerodias alba and several others may also be 
found breeding. 
In this list I have given the locality or country where authentic 
eggs of each species have been taken, and a reference showing 
where an accurate description of each may be found. Australian 
Oologists are greatly indebted to the researches of Messrs. 
Seebolnn and Ilarvie-Brown, and especially to Mr. Allan Ilume, 
who in his work on the “ Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds,” gives 
a most interesting account of the nidification of many birds which 
are visitors to Australia. Coming nearer home the labours of 
Sir Walter Buller, Professor Hutton, and the late Mr. T.H. Potts, 
have contributed largely to a knowledge of the breeding and habits 
of the birds of New Zealand, a country closely connected with 
Australia as regards its marine avi-fauna; many of which breed 
there and farther south, and which are also residents or visitors to 
Australia. Dr. W. M. Crowfoot has also contributed an 
interesting paper on the breeding of certain sea birds frequenting 
Norfolk Island and the adjacent islets, many of which are found 
inhabiting our coasts. 
In conclusion I have to acknowledge my indebtedness to the 
authorities above quoted, from which the localities are taken, 
and to whose works I would refer anyone requiring a full account 
of the nidification, eggs, and habits of these species. 
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