Collection of Birds from Western Australia. 183 
Total length, measured in the flesh, from 11*25-11*75 
inches. 
[The Black-breasted Plover is a local bird in the south¬ 
west and a regular migrant round Cape York. It goes 
about in flocks, rising singly or in pairs when flushed.— 
G.C.S.] 
Erythrogonys cinctus Gould. 
Erythrogonys cinctus Math. p. 23. 
a. Adult. Carnarvon, Nov. 
H^matopus fuliginosus Gould. 
H&matopus unicolor fuliginosus Hartert, Nov. Zool. xii. 
p. 200 (1905). 
Hcematopus fuliginosus Math. p. 23. 
a-g. S ? • Bernier Island, 11th June to 11th July. 
Iris crimson; eyelids scarlet, tinged with orange; bill 
scarlet; legs pale lilac, claws yellowish. 
This series entirely bears out the distinctions noted by 
Dr. Hartert between this species and H. unicolor from New 
Zealand. 
[The Sooty Oyster-catcher was plentiful on Bernier Island 
and around Carnarvon. — G. C . S.~\ 
H.EMATOPUS LONGIROSTRIS Vieill. 
Hcematopus longirostris Math. p. 23. 
a-d. B ? • Bernier Island, 14th June to 12th July. 
Iris deep rose-pink; eyelid and bill scarlet; legs pink, 
claws of a slate-colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, from 18*5-19’5 inches. 
[Like the last-mentioned species, the White-breasted 
Oyster-catcher was common on Bernier Island. It appeared 
however to be a less robust bird than H. fuliginosus and was 
rarely found on the windward side of the island, where the 
Sooty Oyster-catcher was most abundant. Both species are 
generally seen in pairs, and they frequently roost in flocks 
or small parties.— G. C. >8.] 
