173 
Collection of Birds from Western Australia. 
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris (Brandt). 
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris Math. p. 37. 
a, ? . Laverton, 13th Oct. 
b, c. <$. Upper Gascoyne River, 21st Oct. 
Iris emerald-green; bill dull black, of a dull slate- or 
brownish-flesh-colour below; pouch and base of the bill 
dull violet. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 23*5-26*0 inches. 
[The Little Black Cormorant frequents pools and rivers 
and extends far inland. It does not seem to occur along: 
the coast.— G. C. $.] 
Biziura lobata (Shaw). 
Biziura lobata Math. p. 37. 
a , b. [cf •] King River, 6tli & 7th Feb. 
c, d. [ $ .] Kalgan, 28th Feb. 
e . [ .] York, 2nd Jan. 
Iris dark brown; bill olive-black ; lower mandible 
suffused with dull pink at the extremity; legs slaty- 
black. 
The male of this species is very much larger than the 
female, the bill and feet being especially so. 
Wing. 
Middle toe with claw. 
3 S ... 7*9-8*2 inches 
2 ? ... 6 * 6 - 6*8 ,, 
3*7 
2*9 
[The Musk-Duck rarely, if ever, takes flight when dis¬ 
turbed ; at the slightest sound it dives under the water and 
remains there for a considerable time.— G. C . &] 
Stictonetta NiEVosA (Gould). 
Stictonetta ncevosa Math. p. 36. 
a. Ad. Southern Cross, 16th Aug. 
Iris brown; bill dark olivaceous; legs of a bluisli-slate- 
colour. 
[I found the Freckled Duck a rare bird; it is most 
numerous in the interior, and sometimes visits the inland 
parts of the western division in flocks, after the rains.—- 
G. C. S.] 
