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learned much of the country and its fauna. An attempt was 
made to compile a complete list of the birds seen, but as field 
glasses did not form part of our equipment, we had to rely on 
the naked eye. 
About one hundred species of birds were listed with certainty, 
but quite half as many again must remain unrecorded because of 
their being too far away for definite identification. 
We noted with surprise that Sparrows were comparatively 
rare around the Colo district, probably because they had been 
driven away by Starlings, which were in large numbers. We also 
noted that the latter birds did not nest in houses or sheds, but 
chose the hollow limbs of some dead trees to the east of the 
settlement, thereby interfering with the nesting sites of many 
of our useful native birds, not the least among which were Wood- 
Swallows. 
LIST OF BIRDS SEEN BY MESSRS. KINGHORN, FLETCHER, 
AND WRIGHT. 
Coturnix pectoralis. Stubble Quail.—One pair seen running among 
the thistles and weeds on the right bank of the Colo River. 
Geopelia placida. Peaceful Dove.—Numbers were observed at 
Upper Colo, sometimes in flocks of about half a dozen. 
Chalcophaps chrysochlora. Green-wing Pigeon.—One or two 
pairs were reported as being fairly regular visitors to a certain part 
of the road about two miles up the river, where they fed on grass 
seeds. 
Phaps chalcoptera. Common Bronzewing. — One pair seen at 
Wheeny Creek. 
Leucosarcia melanoleuca. Wonga Pigeon.—One pair seen at Colo 
River. 
Gallinula tenebrosa. Dusky Moorhen.—Flocks seen swimming on 
the lagoons behind Upper Colo, and also running through the reeds 
which grew at the water’s edge in a deep creek. 
Fulica atra. Coot.—Numbers were on the lagoons at Upper Colo. 
Podiceps ruficollis. Little Grebe.—Plentiful on the lagoons at 
Upper Colo. 
Chlidonias leucopareius. Whiskered (Marsh) Tern.—Half a dozen 
noticed flying over the Colo River. 
Erythrogonys cinctus. Red-kneed Dotterel.—About a dozen pairs 
were seen running about the sand on the river bank at Upper Colo. 
Lobibyx mme-hollandiae. Australian Spurwing Plover.—Flying 
overhead at Upper Colo. 
Erolia acuminata. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.—A single specimen, a 
female, was seen running along the edge of the lagoon; it was col¬ 
lected for the Museum. 
Burhinus magnirostris. Southern Stone-Curlew.—Judging by their 
cries, they were in great numbers, though we were not fortunate 
enough to see any. They may be met almost anywhere between 
Richmond and Upper Colo. 
Notophoyx novae-hollandiae. White-faced Heron.—Several speci¬ 
mens were seen on the Hawkesbury River and on some of the dams 
on the way to Upper Colo, while there were great numbers of them 
at the latter locality. 
