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Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
CEstrelata macroptera Smith. 
CEstreluta macroptera Math. p. 17. 
a, b. $ . Babbit Island, 19th April 
Iris dark brown ; bill and legs black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 16*5 inches ; expanse 
43 inches. 
[The Great-winged Petrel was found breeding on Rabbit 
Island, King George’s Sound, in company with the Little 
Penguin, Eudyptula minor. It is locally known as the 
“ Mutton-bird.”] 
Eudyptula minor (Forst.). 
Eudyptula minor Math. p. 15. 
a, b. <4. Rabbit Island, 18th April. 
Iris freckled grey; bill dull black; legs of a dull flesh- 
colour ; claws black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 16-16*25 inches. 
[The Little Penguin was breeding in small numbers on 
Rabbit Island and around King George’s Sound. — G. G. 5.] 
PoDICIPES NOV.E-HOLLANDIiE Steph. 
Podicipes novcp-hollandia Math. p. 14, 
a. g imm. Stockpool, 25th Jan. 
Iris dark brown; culmen of a dark slate-colour, sides of 
upper mandible and lower mandible yellowish-buff; gape 
pale green; legs dull sage-green. 
[The Black-throated Grebe, locally known as the “Dab- 
chick,” is at times tolerably plentiful in suitable localities; 
but its visits are uncertain and it appears to be migratory.— 
G. G. S .] 
Fulica australis Gould. 
Fulica australis Math. p. 14. 
a. Ad. Woyaline, 25th April. 
Iris crimson ; bill of a whitish-slate-colour; legs of a dark 
slate-colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 15*5 inches. 
[The Australian Coot is a local species, but very plentiful 
around Wagin.—G. G. &.] 
