ERRATA 
Through the omission of a bird in the letterpress to Plate XXXI the following cor¬ 
rection must be noted. On page 222 No. 9, Australian Pratincole, should read No. 10, 
agreeing with number on Plate XXXI. All the following numbers in text to No. 28 
on page 229 should read one number more than printed. Thus, No. 10 becomes No. 11 
and so on to No. 28 which becomes No. 29. 
9. Bush-hen Amauromis ruficrtssus Gould 
Am-dur'-orn'-i$ —Gk, amauros, dark; Gk, ornis, bird: ru-fi-criss'-us —L., rufus, red; 
L., crissum, vent feathers. 
Distribution .—Northern Territory and northern Queensland, 
A otes .—Usually singly or in pairs, frequenting swampy areas, chiefly of the 
coastal districts. It is similar in habits and economy to the other species of Rails. 
Nest. An open structure, composed of coarse grass and other herbage; generally 
well concealed, and built in a tussock of grass. 
ii * to s *?.’ white or faint creamy-white, dotted, spotted, and finely 
otched with pale purplish-red and purplish-grey markings, intermingled with under¬ 
lying markings of violet-grey. Breeding-season: October to March. 
