658 Mr. T. Carter on some Birds of Western Australia. 
found on the windward side of the island ” (Bernier Island). 
I have never been on this island, hut the windward (west) 
side is most probably rocky, and H. fuliginosus is not in¬ 
frequently seen on a rocky coast, whereas H. longirustris 
seems to prefer a sandy beach (see ‘Emu/ vol. iii. p. 175). 
Last March I watched a pair of Sooty Oyster-catchers busily 
feeding on the south side of Babbit Island (near Albany) 
which is almost all rocky ground. 
46. CEstrelata macroptera Smith. 
Mr. Shortridge was fortunate in meeting with this species 
breeding on Rabbit Island, as I believe that it has not 
previously been recorded in West Australia. When I was 
on this island all the numerous nesting-burrows of Little 
Penguins were empty, the eggs having been robbed or the 
young having left the nests. 
47. PoDICIPES NOViE-HOLLANDIAS Step!). 
This is a regular breeder at Broome Hill, there being a 
nest every year on nearly all my stock-tanks. Mr. Shortridge 
says that it is an uncertain visitor. 
48. PuFFINUS CARNEIPES Gould. 
This appears to be the commonest species of Petrel breed¬ 
ing on the neighbouringisland of Brealesea (5^ miles distant), 
whence I have procured birds and eggs. 
49. Syncecus sordidus Gould. 
The Brown or Swamp Quail occurs rather commonly 
round Albany, but this species seems to have escaped the 
keen observation of Mr. Shortridge. 
In conclusion, I may say that in a paper of such importance 
as this the geographical part should, in my opinion, have been 
made as accurate as possible, while the localities mentioned 
should have been clearly and simply defined. How many 
readers are aware that the first ten places mentioned on 
Mr. Ogilvie-Grant’s list are within a radius of twelve miles 
from Albany ? The whole list of localities would have been 
mere conveniently arranged for reference if they had been 
bracketed under the four heads of, say, Albany, Beverley, 
Inland Central, and Gascoyne. 
