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COLLECTION v>i/-f 

Hustrallan Birds' 

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IN THE POSSESSION OF 



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Db rector^ Zoological Gardens^ 
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Jiustralian Biras' eags ana Rests 



IN THE POSSESSION OF . , . 



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ORDER— ACOIPITRES: BIRDS OF PREY. 

Sub-order— Falcones: "Falcons." 

FAMILY— FALCONID.E: "HAWKS." 

Sub-family — Accipitrin^ : "Long-legged Hawks." 

Circus assimilis 



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gouldi 






Astur cinereus 






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novae hollandice 






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(su 


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species) leucosomus 




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approximans 






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cruentus 






Acci 


piter cirrhocephal 


us 





" Spotted Harrier " 
"Harrier" ^Swamp-hawk) 
" Grey Goshawk" 
" White 



" Lesser White 
'' Goshawk " 
" Lesser 
" Sparrow-hawk 



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)) 



Sub-family— 
Urospizias radiatus 

Sub-family 

Uroaetus audax 
Nisfjetus morphnoides 
Haliaetus leucogaster 
Hahastur o^irrenera 

,, sphenurus 

Milvus affinis 
Lophoictinia isura 
Gypoictinia melanosterna 
Elanus axillaris 



BuTEONiN.B : " Buzzards." 
" Red Goshawk " 



Aquiline. : " Eagles." 

'• Wedge-tailed Eagle " 

" Little \, 

" White-belHed Sea-Eagle" 

" White-headed ., ,, 

" Whistling Eagle " 

" Kite " 

" Square-tailed Kite" 

" Black-breasted Buzzard" 

" Black-shouldered Kite " 






Z2. 
O 



Type Victoriati Natural- 
ist^ vol. xvi. p. loi 



<v.' 



' (^ c ~. 



Order Accipltres: BSrds of Prey— c "'"""•' 

Sub-family— Falconin/7:, : " Falcons." 



Baza subcristata 
Falco melanogenys 

hypoleucus 

subniger 

lunulatus 
Hieracidea berigora 
,, orientalis 

Cerchneis cenchroides 






" Crested Hawk" 

" Black-cheeked Falcon " 

" Grey 

" Black 

" Little 

" Striped Brown Hawk 

" Brown Hawk " 

" Kestrel" 



5' 

y 



Sub-order— Pandiones : " Ospreys." 

Pandion leucocephalus " Osprey " 

Sub=order— Strtges : "Owls." 

FAMILY— BUBONID.E: "OWLS"' PROPER. 
Sub-family — Bubonin;e. 

Ninox boobook " Boobook Owl " 

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,, (sub-species) 

ocellata " Marbled 

maculata " Spotted 

connivens " Winking 

strenua "Powerful 

connivens (sub-species) 
occidentalis " Western Winkini? 



I) 



FAMILY— STRIGID^—" BARN OWLS." 
Strix novae hollandiae " Chestnut-faced Owl " 



J) 



delicatula 



" Lesser A1 asked 



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ORDER— PASSERIFORMES: "PERCHING BIRDS." 
Sub=order— Passeres. 

FAMILY— CORVID.E : "CROWS." 
Sub-family: Corvnin;e: "Crows" Proper. 

" Bennett's Crow " 

"Crow" 

'' Raven " 

" Pied Crow-Shrike " 

"Hill 

" Grey 

" Leaden ,, 

"B.ack 

" Grey Jumper'" 



Corvus 


bennetti 


) > 


coronoides 


Corone 


australis 


Strepera graculina 


)) 


arguta 


)) 


cuneicaudata 


)> 


plumbea 


1 ) 


fuliginosa 


Struthi 


dea cinerea 



is 

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Type Emu, vol. ii p. 86 



Type TTc/. A'^r/.iVol. xix 
I p. 92 



Type Emu, vol. ii. p (^6 



3 

Order— Passeriformes : Perching Birds— Cvn/inue'i. 

SuB-TAMiLY — Fregilin.e: " Choughs." 
Corcorax melanorhamphus " White-winged Chough " 

FAMILY— PARADISEID.E: "BIRDS OF PARADISE." 

Sub- FAMILY — EpiMACHIN.i;. 

Ptilorhis victoriae " Victoria Rifle-bird " 



;^0 



alberti 



Phonvtrama orouldi 



"Albert 

Sub- FAMILY — Paradisein/e. 

•' Manucode '' 



)i 



FAMILY— ORIOLID.-E : " ORIOLES." 



Oriolus afiinis 

,, flavicinctus 

,, viridis 
Sphecotheres maxillar s 



" Northern Oriole" 
' Yellow 



" Oriole " 
■bird 



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llaviventris " Yellow-bellied 



FAMILY— DICRURID/E: " DRONGOS." 
Chibia bracteata " Drongo " 

FAMILY— PRINOPID.F: : " WOOD-SHRIKES." 

Sub- FAMILY — Prinopin.f;. 

Grallina picata " Magpie Lark" 

Collyriocnicla harmonica "Grey Shrike-Thrush'' 

,, rectirostris " Whistling 

,, bruunea " Brown 

rufiventris " Buff-bellied 

pallidirostris " Pale-bellied ,, 






; > 



Pinarolestes parvulus 



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ruhgaster 



"Little 

'* Rufus-brcasted 



FAMILY— CAMPOPHAGID.F:: " CUCKOO-SHRIKES.' 

Pteropodocys phasianella " Ground Cuckoo-Shrike " 
Graucalus melanops " Black-faced 



parvirostris 
hypoleucus 
men talis 
,, lineatus 

Edoliisoma tenuirostre 

Laliije tricolor 



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;-> 



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leucomelaena 



" Small-billed 
'White-bellied 
" Little 
" Barred 
" Caterpillar-eater " 
" White - shouldered Cater- 
pillar-cater" 
" Pied 



3 Type 7dis, 1897, p. 394, 
Nest 

Type Nest only /di's, 
1898, p. 54 



Type Proc. Royal Soc. of Vic. 
vol vii. new series, p. 19, Nest 
2 

2 

ciType Proc. Royal Soc. of Vic. 
vol. vii. p. 20, Nest 



Nest 



4! 

3 

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2 
I 
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Nest 



Nest 



Type VtcL A\zL, vol. xvii. 

p. 147 
Nest 
Nest 



Nest 
Nest 
Nest 

Type Idis, 1896, p. 314 

Nest 
Nest 

Nest 



Ohder— Passeriformcs : Perching Birds— CuiiHiiiii',1. 
FAMILY— MUSCICAPID.E : " FLY-CATCHERS." 






Microeca lascinans 
asslmilis 
flavigaster 

pallida 



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)» 



" Brown Fly-catcher 
" Lesser Brown ,, 
*' Lemon-breasted ,, 



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(( 



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Pah 



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5? 
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Petroeca leggii 

phoenicea 

rhodinogastra 

rosea 

goodenovi 

ramsayi 

bicolor 

campbelli 



>> 



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j> 



)> 



)) 



" Scarlet-breasted Robin " 
" Flame-breasted 
" Pink-breasted 
*■ Rose-breasted 

Red-capped 
" Red-throated 
" Hooded 
"Western 



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vittata ''Dusky ,, 

Smicrornis brevirostris " Short billed Tree-Tit " 

„ flavescens '"Yellow-tinted ,, 

Gerygone albigularis " White-throated Fly-eater " 

Pseudogerygone culicivora " Southern ,, 

brunneipectus 'Brown-breasted 



jj 



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JJ 



magnirostris "Large-billed Fly-eater" 
fusca " Brown 

lajvigastra " Buff-breasted 



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chloronata " Green-backed 
personata " Black-throated 



)) 



J) 



Poeciloc 


ryas nana 


"Little Robin" 




>> 


superciliosa 


" White-brewed R 


obin " 


»> 


capito 


" Large-headed 


J) 


ji 


cerviniventris 


" Buff-sided 


J) 


Malurus 


) cyaneus 


" Blue Wren " 






gouldi 


" Long-tailed Blue 


Wren " 




melanotus 


" Black-backed 


) y 




splendens 


" Banded 






leucopterus 


" White- winged 






elegans 


" Red-winged 






lamberti 


" Variegated 






amabilis 


" Lovely 






pulcherrimus 


" Blue-breasted 





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Type 7dis, 1900, p. 458 
Type Proc. Royal Soc. of Vic, 
vol. vii. new series, p. 24, Nest 

Type Id/s, 1900, p. 459., 

Nest 
Nest 



Nest 

Type EtnUy vol. ii. p. 1 44 

Type /dis, I900, p. 459, 

Nest 

Nest 

Nest 



Type EmN, vol. ii. p. I44, 

Nest 
Nest 

Type Emu vol ii. p. 144, 

Nest 
Type Ellin, vol. ii. p. 145, 

Nest 
Type Ibisy 1898, p. 59, 

Nest 
Nest 

Nest 

Type Emily vol. ii. p. 89, 

Nest 
Nest 



Nest 



Order— Passeriformcs : Perching Birds-Con/, nurd. 

Family — ;\Iuscicapiu.i; : Fly-Catchers — Cun tinned. 



Malurus dorsalis 

,, melanocephalus 

Rhipidura albiscapa 
preissi 
diemenensis 
rufifrons 
dryas 






J) 



setosa 
phasiana 



»j 



tricolor 
Myiagra rebecula 
concinna 
nitida 
latirostris 
iMachaerorhynchus flaviven- 

ter 
Sisura inquieta 
nana 






) J 



Arses kaupi 

,, lorealis 

Piezorhynchus nitidus 
,, gouldi 

,, albiventris 

Monarcha melanopsis 



' Red-backed Wren 

'Orange-backed ,, 

' White-shafted Fan-tail " 

' Western 

' Dusky 

' Rulus 

' Wood 






' Northern 

' White-breasted 



)) 



' Black and White ,, 

' Leaden Fly-catcher ' 

' Blue 

* Satin ,, 

'Broad-billed 



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' Yellow-brstd „ 
' Restless „ 

' Little 



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J) 



'Pied 

' Frill-necked 
' Shining „ 

' Spectacled „ 
'White-bellied,, 
' Black-faced ,, 



FAMILY— TURDID^ : "TRUE THRUSHES." 

Sub-family — Sylvhn/E : " Warblers." 

Acrocephalus longirostris "Long-billed Reed Warb- 
ler '■' 
australis " Reed-Warbler '' 



SuR-FAMiLY — TuRDiN.^-: : " Thkushes." 



Geocichla lunulata 

macrorhyncha 
heinii 



■) 



)j 



"Ground-Thrush" 
" Large-billed ,, 
" Russet-tailed ,, 






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Nest 
Nest 
Nest 

Nest 

Nest 

Type Emu, vol. iii. p. 55, Nest 
(type of nest and full clutch) 

Type EfUK, vol. iii. p. 54, 

Nest 
Nest 

Nest 

Type Idt's, 1898, p. 53 

Type Idt's, 1897, P- 39^ 

Nest 

Type Emu, vol. ii. p. 89, 

Nest 
Type Ibis^ 1896, p. 156, 

Nest 
Type Ibis, 1 897, p. 397 
Nest 



Nest 



Nest 



6 

Order— Passeriformes : Perching Birds— Continued. 

FAMILY— TIMELIID^: "BABBLING THRUSHES'' 

Sub-family — Ptiloxorhvn'chin.e : "Bower-Birds." 

" Satin Bower-bird " 
''Spotted Cat-bird'" 



Ptilonorhynchus violaceus 

Aelur(Bdus macalosus 
,. viridis 

Chlamydodera maculata 
,, nuchalis 

,, orientalis 

Sericulus nielinus 



'• Cat-bird 

" Spotted Bower-bird " 

" Great 

"Queensland ,, 

" Regent-bird '' 






Sub-family — Timeliin.-Ii : " 



Stipiturus malachurus 

Amvtis textilis 

Meoralurus gramineus 

Origma rubricata 

Cisticola exilis 

Chtlionicola sagittata 

Acanthiza nana 

inornata 

pusilla 

diemenensis 

apicalis 

pyrrhopygia 

lineata 

chrysorrhoa 

reguloides 



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Sericornis citreo^ularis 



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frontalis 
magnirostris 
maculata 
(Acanthornis) 

magna 
osculans 



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humilis 
minimus 
Orthonyx spinicauda 
„ spaldingi 

Cinclosoma punctatum 
,t castanonotum 

„ cinnamoneum 

Pycnoptilus Hoccosus 
Drymacrdus brunneopygius 



Babblers," &c. 

" Emu Wren " 
" Grass ,, 
" Grass-bird " 
" Rock-Warbler " 
"Grass ,, 
" Little Field-Lark " 
" Little Tit " 
"Plain-coloured Tit" 
" Brown Tit " 
" Brown-rumped 
'^ Broad-tailed 
" Red-rumped 
"Striated 
" Yellow-runiped 
" Buff-rumped 
" Yellow-throated Scrub- 
Wren ' 
"White-browed 
" Large-billed 
" Spotted 



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JJ 
)) 
JJ 
J' 



JJ 



JJ 
JJ 



JJ 



JJ 



)j 

jj 



Scrub-Tit " 

Spotted-throated Scrub- 
Wren " 
Brown 
Little 

Spine-tailed Log-runner' 
Black-headed ,, 
Spotted Ground-bird " 
Chestnut-backed 
Cinnamon 
Pilot-bird " 
Scrub- Robin " 



)j 



JJ 



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51 



OJS 



2 Type //)is, 1899, p. 359 



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Nest 



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Nest 



Ordei*— Passcriformes : Perching Birds C"'/;;;'"^. 

SU-D-FAMILV — TiMELllN.E ! B.VCELERS, <^C. — Coil-linitcd. 



Hylacola pyrrhopygia 



») 



cauta 
Psopbodes crepitans 
lateralis 



»> 



n 



Pomatorhinus temporalis 
superciliosus 
ruficeps 
rubeculus 
Cinclorhamphus cruralis 

,, rufescens 

Calamanthus fuliginosus 
Ephthianura albifrons 
tricolor 
aurifrons 



1 ' 



' Chestnut-riunped Ground- 
Wren " 
Red-rumped ,, ,, 

' Coachwhip-bird " 
' Queensl'd Coachwhip-bird" 



in 



'Babbler" 

'White-browed Babbler" 

' Chestnut-crowned ,, 

' Red-breasted ,, 

Brown Song-Lark" 
Rufous ,, ,, 
Striated Field-Wren " 

' White-fronted Chat " 

' Tri-coloured 

' Orange-fronted „ 






FAMILY— PARID/E: "TIT-MICE." 

Sub-family — Parin.e. 



Xerophila leucopsis 

„ nigricincta 

Sphenostoma cristatum 



' White-face" 

" Black-banded White-face 

'• Wedge-bill " 



FAMILY— LANIID.E : " CROW-SIIRIKES." 

Sub- FAMILY — Gymxorhixin.e. 

•' Black- backed Magpie" 
'^ White-backed 
" Lesser White-backed 
" Long-billed 
" Black Butcher-bird" 
" Black-throated Butcher- 
bird " 
'' Pied 



Gymnorhina tibicen 


)» 


leuconota 


)j 


hyperleuca 


)) 


dorsalis 


Cracticus 


quoyi 


■5 


nigrigularis 


»> 


picatus 


)• 


leucopterus 


1) 


destructor 


J> 


cinereus 


)J 


rufescens 






" White-winged 
"Butcher-bird" 
*' Grey Butcher-bird " 
" Rufous 



>) 



n I) 



n 



5> 



Sub-family — PachycephaliN/E. 



Falcunculus frontatus 
Oreoica cristata 



"Yellow-bellied Shrike Tit " 
" Bell-bird " 



,, 3 



Type Royal Soc. of Vic, 
1895, P-2') as P. crepitans 



3j Nest, wire 
I 

3 



Type Vt'cL Nat.^ 1897, ^'^l. 
xvi p. 67 



Nest 



8 



Order Passeriformes: Perching Birds -Coniinuni. 

Sub-family— PACHVCEr 11 ALiN/-E—6'o;r/nNrf(f. 



Eopsaltria auslralis 



5) 



chrysorhous 
•jularis 

• • • r 

Heteromyias cinereitrons 
Pachycephala melanura 
gutturalis 
occidentals 
glaucura 
falcata 



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»> 
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I) 



** Yellow-breasted Shrike- 
Robin 
" Yellow-rumpcd ,, 

" White-breasted ,, 

"Ashy-fronted Robin ' 
" Black-tailed Thickhead " 
" White-throated 
" Western 
" Grey-tailed 
*• Northern 



51 

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rufiventris 
gilberti 
olivacea 
simplex 



" Rufous-breasted 
" Red-throated 
"Olive 
" Brown 






peninsulae " Cape York 

FAMILY— CERTHIIDiE: 

Sub-family — Certhin.-'k. 



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Climacteris 


melanura 


" Black-tailed Tree 


-creeper' 


) ) 


rufa 


"Rufous 


) ) 


1) 


leucophaea 


" White-throated 


V 


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scandens 


"Brown . 


} } 


J) 


erythrops 


" Red-browed 


)» 



Sub-family — Sitting. 



Sittella chrysoptera 






leucocephala 

pileata 

striata 



'' Orange-winged Tree-run- 
ner" 
"White-headed 
" Black-capped 
"Striated 






FAMILY— NECTARINID^: " SUN-BIRDS." 
Cinnyris frenata " Sun-bird " 

FAMILY— MELIPHAGID^: " HONEY-EATERS." 
Sub-family — Myzomelin.b. 

Myzomela sanguinolenta "Sanguineous Honey-eater' 
„ nigra "Black 

,, pectoralis " Banded 



>» 



obscura 



<' Dusky 



j» 



Nest 

Nest 
Nest 



Type Jbi's, 1896, p. 314, 

'Nest 



Type £mu, vol. ii. p. 90, 

Nest 
Type VicL A^at.^ vol. xvii. 
■p. 148 



Nest 

Type Ibis, 1896, p. 314 



Nest 

Type Ibis^ ^^99) P- 361, 

'Nest 
Type Ibis, 1S96, p. 313, 
Nest 



Order Passeriformes : Perching Birds (' miivied. 

Sub family — AIvzo.melin.t. — Conlinucd 

Acanthorhynchus supercili- " Spine-bill " 
osus 

tenuiroslris " White-browed 



^ 0) 



^5 



n 



Sub family — Zosteropin^. 

Zosterops coerulescens 
ofouldi 
lutea 

gulliveri 



• 1 



'' White-eye" 
" Green-backed 
" Yellow 



II 



I) 



" Gulliver ,, ,, 

" White-naped Honey-eater" 



Melithreptus lunulatus 

,, lunulatus, sub-species 

albigularis " White-throated 

,, gularis " Black-chinned 

validiroslris " Strong-billed 

brevirostris '^Brown-Leaded 

melanocephalus " Black-headed 
vinitinctus " Gay 

Plectorhynchus lanceolatus " Striped 

Sub-family — MELiPHAGiNiE. 



II 



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Nest 



Nest 

Type R Hall, Fz'c/. Nat., 

vol. xviii. r- 31, Nest. 
Type i&w//, vol. ii. p. I46, 

Nest 



Nest 



Glycyphila fulvifrons 



" Tawny-crowned "Honey 



eater" 3 Nest 



,, albifrons 


" White-fronted 


) 1 


1 




,, fasciata 


'' White-breasted 


1 ) 


2 


Nest 


„ ocularis 


" Brown 


1) 


3 


Nest 


„ subocularis 


" Least 


)) 


1 


Type Ibis, I900, p. 458, 
Nest 


,, modesta 


" Brown-backed 


1 


I 


Nest 


Entomophila rufigularis 


" Red-throated 


V 


1 


Nest 


,. albiofularis 


'' Rufous-breasted 


) 1 


2 


Nest 


,, leucomelas 


'Pied 


)) 


I 


Nest 


Meliphaga phrygia 


" Warty-faced 


II 


I 


Nest 


Ptilotis analoga 


" Yellow-spotted 


1 1 


3 


Type Ibis, 1898, p. 58, 

Nest 


,, gracilis 


" Little Yellow- 




3 


Type Ibis, 1898, p. 56, 




Spotted 






'Nest 


,, I'usca 


" Fuscous 




] 




,, lewini 


" Yellow-eared 




2 


Nest 


,, sonora 


" Singing 




2 


Nest 


,, chrysops 


" Yellow-faced 




I 




„ flavigularis 


"Yellow-throated 




I 


Nest 


,, leucotis 


" White-eared 




I 





lO 



^^1'— Passeriformcs : Perching Birds— Coniini/fd 

SuB-FAMiLV — Meliphagin.e — Continued. 



to 



Ptilotis auricomis 
cratitia 
keartlandi 
pencillata 
leilaventis 
ornata 
plumula 
flavescens 



M 









flava 
unicolor 
Meliornis australasiana 
,, novae hollandiae 

,, longirostris 

„ sericea 

,, mystacalis 

Manorhina melanophrys 
,, garrula 

obscura 
flavigula 
,, lutea 

Acanthochsera carunculata 
inauris 
mellivora 
lunulata 
rufigularis 



J) 

1) 






Entomyza cyanotis 
„ albipennis 

Philemon corniculatus 
argenticeps 



n 
>> 



buceroides 

citreogularis 

sordidus 



FAMILY— DIC.EID^ 
Dicaeum hirundinaceum 

Pardalotus ornatus 
affinis 



J) 



punctatus 
rubricatus 



"Yellow-tufted Honey-eater' 

"Wattle-cheeked 

" Keartland 

" White-plumed 

"Carter's 

" Yellow-plumed 

•' Yellow-fronted 

"Yellow 



J) 
>> 



15 



n 



5) 



Yellow-tinted 
White-gaped 
Crescent 
White-bearded 
Long-billed 
White-cheeked 
Moustached 
Bell Minah " 
Noisy 
Dusky 

Yellow-throated ,, 
Yellow 

Yellow Wattle-bird 
Red 

Brush ,, 

Little 

Spiney-cheeked Honey- 
eater 
Blue-faced 
White-quilled 






5) 



n 



Friar-bird " 
Silvery-crow^ned 

Helmeted 

Yellow-throated 

Little 



J) 






)) 



FLOWER-PECKERS." 

Flower-pecker or Mistletoe- 
bird " 
Red-tipped Pardalote " 
Yellow-tipped ,, 
Spotted ,, 

Red-browed 



4 

3 

6 

5 



Nest 



Type R. Hall, Vicf Nat., 

vol. xviii. p. 32 
Nest 

Nest 



Nest 



Nest 
Nest 



Nest 

Type Vict. Nat.^ vol xvi. 
p. lOI 

Type Vict. Nat., vol xvi. 
p. loi 

Nest 



Nest 



I i 

Order- Passeriformes : Perching Birds— Confuiwi,'. 

Family — Dic.eid.^ : Flower-Peckers — Continued. 

Pardalotus melanocephalus " Black-headed Pardalote " 
uropygialis " Chestnut-rum ped ,, 

quadragintus " Forty-spotted 









)) 



FAMILY— HIRUNDINID/E : " SWALLOW!:.. 

Sub-family — HiRUNDiNiNiE : "Swallows Proper." 



Hirundo neoxena 
Cheramoeca leucosternum 
Petrochelidon nigricans 
ariel 



" Swallow " 
'' Black and White 
"Tree Martin" 
" Fairy 



}} 



)) 



FAMILY— M0TACILLIDi5£: "WAGTAILS and PIPITS. 



Anthus australis 

F A M I L Y— A RT A M I D^ 
Artamus leucogaster 





superciliosus 




personatus 




cinereus 




hypoleucus 




melanops 




sordidus 




minor 



" White-rumped Wood- 
Swallow ' 
" White-browed 
" Masked 
" Grey-breasted 
"White-bellied 
** Black-faced ,, 
" Wood Swallow " 
" Little 



5' 
J) 



»> 
J' 
• > 



)J 



J) 



FAMILY— STURNID^: "STARLINGS." 
Sub-family — Sturnin^^j. 
Calornis metallica " Shining Starling " 

FAMILY— PLOCEID^: "WEAVERS." 

Sub -FAMILY — ViDUIN/E. 



Staganopleura guttata 
Zonaeginthus bellus 

,, oculatus 

Taeniopygia castanotis 
Stictoptera bichenovii 

,, annulosa 

Munia castaneithorax 

,, pectoralis 
Aidemosyne modesta 
.^gintha temporalis 



" Spotted-sided Finch " 

•' Fire-tailed 

" Red-eared 

" Chestnut-eared 

" Banded 

•' Black-ringed 

" Chestnut- breasted ,, 

" White-breasted ,, 

"Plum-head 

" Red-browed ,, 



n 



>> 



'' Pipit " " Ground-lark " 4 



" WOOD-SWALLOWS." 



I 

'i 

2 
1 

3 

2 

I 
2 



Nest 
Nest 
Nest 



Nest 



12 



Order-Passeriformes: Perching Birdi'^ """"""' 
Sdb-familv — ViDuiN.i: - Coiikv."'"^^- 



Bathilda ruficauda 
Poephila acuticauda 
cincta 
personata 



}) 



j> 



" Red- faced Finch. 
" Long-tailed 
" Black-throated 
" Masked 



i> 



jj 



leucotis 
atropygialis 
mirabilis 
Neochmia phaeton 



>) 



)? 



" White-eared 
" Black-rumped 
" Gouldian Grass ,, 
" Crimson 



)) 



)) 



M 



FAMILY- 

Mirafra horsfieldi 
,, secunda 
woodwardi 



-ALAUDID^: "LARKS." 

" Bush Lark " 
" Lesser ,, 

" Woodward's ,, 



11 



FAMILY— MENU RID/E : 

Menura superl'a "Lyre-bird" 

victoricC " Victoria 

alberti " Albert 



LYRE-BIRDS." 



J) 






J) 
>j 



FAMILY— PITTIDyE : " ANT-THRUSHES." 

Pitta similina " Lesser Pitta" 

,, strepitans " Noisy ,, 

,, ...oix.iv.v... " Blue-breasted ,, 



JJ 



mackloti 
iris 



" Blue-breasted 
" Rainbow 



)) 



ORDER— PIOARI^ : "PICAEIAN BIRDS." 
Sub=order— Coracise. 

FAMILY— CYPSELID^ : " SWIFTS." 
Sub-family — Cypselin^e. 

Micropus pacificus " White-rumped Swift " 

FAMILY— CAPRIMULGID^ : " GOAT-SUCKERS." 
Sub-family — Caprimulgin^. 

Caprimulgus macrurus " Large-tailed Night-jar " 

Eurostopus albigu aris " White-throated ,, 

„ argus " Spotted ,, 



FAMILY— PODARGID^. 

Sub-family — Podargin^. 

Podargus papuensis 
„ strigoides 



" Plumed Frogmouth " 
" Tawny „ 



° a 



Type £";;///, vol. ii. p. 150, 

Nest 
Nest 



Nest 



i ^ 

! 2 
I 



Nest 

TypeR. Hall, Vict. Na. 
vol. xviii. p. 80 



Type Vict. Nat.., vol 
xviii p. 15 



2 Type Ibis, 1896, p. 312 

2 



13 



Order -Pioariae : Pioarian Birds— Con/ inued. 

SuB-FAMiLV — Podargin.t: — Continued. 



Podargus phalaenoides 
marmoratus 



" Freckled Frogmouth " 
" Marbled 



)) 



Sub-family — .-Egothelix.e. 
^goiheles novae hoUandiae " Owlet Night-jar " 

FAMILY— CORAClIDyE : " ROLLERS." 

Sub-family — Coraciin.e. 

Eurystomus australis " Roller or Dollar-bird '' 

FAMILY— MEROPID^: "BEE-EATERS." 
Merops ornatus *' Bee-eater " 

Sub-order— Halcyones. 

FAMILY— ALCEDINID.E : " KINGFISHERS." 
Sub-family — Alcedinin^e. 



Alcyone azurea 
pulchra 
pusilla 



jj 



'• Blue Kingfisher" 
" Purple 
" Little 






Sub-family —DACELONiN.t. 



Dacelo gigas 
leachii 



J) 



cervina 
Halcyon macleayi 

pyrrhopygius 
„ sanctus 

Tanysiptera sylvia 



" Brown Kingfisher ' 

(Laughing Jackass) 
" Leach Kingfisher " 
" Fawn-breasted ,, 
" Forest 
" Red-backed 
'■ Sacred 
" White-tailed 



J) 

n 



Sub=order— Coccyges : "Cuckoos," &c. 

FAMILY— CUCULID^ : " CUCKOOS." 

SuB-FAMILY^CuCULIN.t:. 

Cuculus pallidas " Pallid Cuckoo." 

Cacomantis flabelliformis " Fan-tailed 

,, variolosus " Square-tailed (^Brush) 

,, castaneiventris " Chestnul-breasted 

Mesocalius palliolatus " Black-eared 

Chalcococcyx basalis " Narrow-billed Bronze 



5» 



CA 

. u 



Type //)is, 1899, p. 361 



Type /di's, ^^91 ^ P- 392 



I 

2 
I 

3 

i! 



In nest of Manorhina 

garrula 
In nest of Acanthiza nana 
,, ,, Myzomela obscura 

,, Petroeca rosea 
Type Ibis, 1 899, p. 362, in nest 
of Sericornis magnirostris 
In nest of Pseudogerygone 

chloronata 



Order Picarise : Picarian Birds— '^J"/"'w'- 

Sub-family — Ccculin.e — Continued. 

Chalcococcyx plai^osus " Bronze Cuckoo" 

„ malayanus " Little Bronze ,, 

Eudynamis c\anocephala " Koel " 

Scvthrops novai hollandiae '' Channel-bill " 

SUB-FAMILV — CENTROPODIN.qi. 

Centropus phasianus " Coucal " 

ORDER- PSITTACI : " PARROTS. " 

FAMILY— LORIID^: "LORIES, OR BRUSH-TONGUED 

PARROTS." 
Trichoglossus 

septentrionalis '• Northern Lorikeet " 
,, novae hollandicC "Blue-bellied 
rubritorquis ' Red-collared 

Psittenteles chlorolepidotus "Scaly-breasted 
Ptilosclera versicolor " Varied 

Glossopsittacus concinnus " Musk 

„ porphyrocephalus " Purple-crowned 
,. pusillus " Little 



r 



>» 



FAMILY- 



-CACATUID^: "COCKATOOS.' 

Sub- FAMILY — Cacatuin.t;. 

Calyptorhynchus baudini 

funereus 
banksi 
macrorhynchus 






J? 



stellatus 
viridis 



Cacama galerita 

leadbeateri 
gym nop is 
sanguinea 
,, roseicapilla 
Licmetis nasica 
,, pastinator 



J) 

n 



' White-tailed Cockatoo 
' Black 
' Banksian 
Great-billed 



n 






' Red-tailed 

' Glossy 

' White 

' Lesser White 

'Pink 

' Bare-eyed 

' Blood-stained 

' Rose-breasted „ (Galah) 

' Long-billed 

' Dampier 






O.C 



^O 



,. (Corella) 



') 



Sub-family — Calopsittacin^. 
Calopsittacus novae 

hoUandiai '• Cockatoo Parrakeet " 



In nest of Acanthiza chrysor- 

rhoa 
,, ,, Pseudogerygone 

magnirostris 
,, ,, Philemon argenti- 

ceps 
,, ,, Accipiter cirrho- 

cephalus 



Type Ihis^ 1899, P- S^o 
Ty|)e Eniii^ vol. iii. p. 55. 



Type Vict. A^^//.,vol. xix. 
p. 91 



IS 

Order Psittaci : Parrots— C""'""""' 

FAMILY— PSITTACID.E : " PARROTS:" 
Sub- FAMILY — Pal^ornithin.*;. 

Polvtelis alexandrae " Alexandra Parrakeet " 

,, melanura " Black-tailed Parrakeet 

Ptistes erythropterus *• Red-winged Lory" 

,. coccineopterus " Crimson-winged ,, 

Sub-family — Platycercin/e : " Parrakeets." 



Platycercus elegans 


'• Crimson Parrakeet " 


1 J 


adelaidae 


"Adelaide Rosella '' 


, , 


flaveolus 


" Yellow Parrakeet" 


) ) 


flaviventris 


" Green ,, 


) ) 


pallidiceps 


'• Pale-headed ,, 


)' 


amathusia 


" Blue-cheeked „ 


1 > 


browni 


" Smutty „ 


) ) 


eximius 


" Rosella " 


) I 


icterotis 


''Yellow-cheeked Parrakeet 


Barnar 


dius barnardi 


" Mallee 


1 1 


semitorquatus 
zonarius 


" Yellow-collared „ 
" Yellow-banded „ 


Psephc 


>tus haematorrhous 


" Crimson-bellied ,, 


)) 


xanthorrhous 


" Yellow-vented ,, 


',1 


pulcherrimus 


'' Beautiful ,, 


■5 


ch ysopterygius 
multicolor 


'• Golden-shouldered ., 
'■ Many-colored ,, 


5' 


haematonotus 


'' Red-backed ,, 


Neoph 


sma venusta 


'■ Blue winged Grass ,, 


) » 


elegans 
chrysogastra 
petrophila 
splendida 


" Grass „ 
" Orange-bellied „ ,, 
" Rock 
''Orange-throated,, ,, 


Melopsittacus undulatus 


*' Betcherrygah " or 



z = 
u 



Pezoporus formosus 



Warbling „ „ 
" Ground 



ORDER— OOLUMB^ : "PIGEONS AND DOVES.' 

5ub-order— Columbae : "Pigeons." 

FAMILY— TRERON I DiE. 
Sub-family — Ptilopodin^. 



Ptilopus swainsoni 



Red-crowned Fruit- 



?> 



ewmgi 



" Rose-crowned 



'igeon 



n 



Lamprotreron superbus '' Purple-crowned „ 



)) 



n 



Type Emu^ vol. iii p. 55 
Type Eimi^ vol ii. p 93 



Type Emit, vol. ii. p. 94 



Type Proc. Royal Soc.ofVic, 
1894, p. 23 



i6 



^ 



Order— Columbse : Pigeons and Doves.— C""'"'""' 

Sun-FAMILY — PTILOrODIN.T.. CoitHl! llC'i . 



Megaloprepia magnifica 



( i 



?) 



Purple-breasted Fruit- 
Pigeon 
"Allied 



>i 



assitnilis 

Sub- FAMILY — Carpophagin,^.. 

Myristicivora spilorrhoa '' Nutmeg Pigeon " 

Lopholaemus antarcticus " Topknot ,, 

FAMILY— COLUMBIDvE. 

Sub-family — Columbin.e. 

Columba leucomela "White-headed Fruit- 

Pigeon " 

Su B- FAM I LY M ACROPYG 1 1 N.?I . 

Macropygia phasianella " Pheasant-tailed Pigeon ' 

FAMILY— PERISTERID.E. 

Sub- FAMILY — Geopelin.e. 
Geopelia humeralis " Barred-shouldered Dove " 



1 } 



tranquilla 
cuneata 



" Ground 
"Little 






SuB-FAMILY PHABIN.^i. 

Chalcophaps chrysochlora " Little Green-Pigeon " 
Phaps chalcoptera 

. , elegans 
Histriophaps histrionica 
Petrophassa albipennis 
Geophaps scripta 
,, smithi 

Lophophaps plumifera 

,, ferruginea 

,, leucogaster 

Ocyphaps lophotes 



'' Bronzewing Pigeon '' 

'Brush „ 

" Flock Pigeon"' 

"Rock 

" Partridge ,, 

" Naked-eyed Partridge 

" Plumed-Pigeon " 

''Red 



1) 



"White-bellied „ 
" Crested Pigeon " 






Sub-family — Geotrygonin^. 
Leucosarcia picata " Wonga-Wonga Pigeon " 

ORDER— GALLING : "GAME-BIRDS." 

Sub-order -Alectoropodes. 

FAMILY— PHASIANID.E: "PHEASANTS," &c. 



Coturnix pectoralis 
Synoecus australis 
Excalfactoria lineata 



"Stubble Quail" 

" Brown 

" Chestnut-bellied 



is 



Type V/cL Nat., 1897, 
p. 100 



«7 

Order— Gallinae : Game Birds— Cnntinvi'd. 

Sub=order— Peristeropodes. 
FAMILY— MEGAPODIID.E : " MEGAPODES." 

Megapodius duperreyi " Scrub Fowl " 

Lipoa ocellata '"' Mallee ,, 

Catheturus lathami " Brush Turkey " 

purpureicollis '' Barnard Brush Turkey 



)? 



OBDER— HEMIPODII : 

FAMILY— TURNICID^ 



"HEMIPODES." 

" HEMIPODES. 



Turnix melanogaster 

,, varia 

,, castanonota 

,, pyrrhothorax 

,, velox 
Pedionomus torquatus 



'• Black-breasted Quail " 
" Painted " ,, 

" Chestnut-backed ,, 
" Red-chested ,, 

" Little 
"Plain Wanderer" " 



OBDER— FULICABI-ffl. 

FAMILY— RALLID.E : "RAILS." 



Hypotaenidia brachypus 

„ philippinensis 

Rallina tricolor 
Crex crex 
Porzana fluminea 
,, palustris 
Poliolimnas cinereus 
Amaurornis moluccana 
Tribonyx mortieri 
Microtribonyx ventralis 
Gallinula tenebrosa 
Porphyrio bellus 

,, melanonotus 
Fulica australis 






II 



Slate-breasted Rail '' 

Pectoral ,, 

Red-necked ,, 

Corn Crake " 

Spotted ,, 

Little „ 

White browed ,, 

Rufous-tailed Moor-hen " 

Native-hen " 

Black tailed Native-hen " 

Black Moor-hen " 

Blue Bald-Coot" 

Bald-Coot" 

Coot " 



ORDER— ALEOTORIDES. 

FAMILY— GRTTD^ : "CRANES." 

Antigone australasiana '' Crane." or " Native 

Companion " 

FAMILY— OTIDID^ : "BUSTARDS." 

Eupodotis australis " Bustard,'' or " Wild 

Turkey " 



Type 7dts, 1898, p. 52 



From British Museum 



I8 

ORDER— LIMICOLiE : " PLOVERS," &c. 

FAMILY— (IDICNEMID.E : " THICK-KNEES." 
Burhinus orrallarius " Stone Plover" 



Orthorhamphus magnirostris" Long-billed ,, 



J) 



FAMILY— CURSORIID^ : " COURSERS." 



Stiltia Isabella ^ 
Glareola orientalis 



" Pratincole " 
" Oriental „ 



FAMILY— FARRID^ : " PARRAS." 
Hydralectorgallinaceus " Comb-crested Jacana' 

FAMILY— CHARADRIID^ : "PLOVERS." 

Sub-family — Arenariin-^. 
Arenaria interpres "Turnstone" 

Sub-family — HiEMATopoDiNiE : '• Oyster-catchers." 

Haematopus longirostris "Pied Oyster- catcher " 
„ unicolor "Black ,, ,, 

Sub-family — LoBivANELLiN.^i. 
Erythrogonys cinctus " Red-kneed Dottrel " 



Lobivanellus lobatus 
miles 



M 



"Spur-winged Plover" 
" Masked ^ 



Sub-family — Charadriin^. 



Zonifer tricolor 
Charadrius dominicus 

Ochthodromus bicinctus 
,, geoffroyi 

y^gialitis hiaticola 
ruficapilla 
melanops 
cucullata 






"Black-breasted Plover" 
" Lesser Golden ,, 

" Double-banded Dottrel '" 
"Large Sand -Dottrel" 

" Ringed Dottrel" 
" Red-capped 
" Black-fronted 
" Hooded 



9) 

n 

J) 



Sub-family — Peltohyatin/k. 

Peltohyas australis " Dottrel " 

Sub-family — Himantopodin^ : " Stilts," &c. 

Himantopus leucocephalus " White-headed Stilt " 
Cladorhyncus leucocephalus" Banded ,, 

Recurvirostra novae 

hollandiae "Red-necked Avocet " 



u- <U 



1-2 



I 
I 

2 
I 

I 
I 
I 
I 



I 
1 

2 



From Seebohm collec- 
tion, British Museum 

From Seebohm collec- 
tion British Museum 



19 



Order— Limicolse : Plovers, &c.—C'nti!itied. 

Sub- FAMILY ToTANlNMi. 



Numenius cyanopus 

,, variegatus 

Limosa limosa 
Tnnoroides hypoleucus 
Terekia cinerea 
Glottis nebularius 



)) 



" Curlew 
" Whimbrel " 
"Black-tailed Godwit " 
"Common Sandpiper" 
'' Terek „ 

" Green shank " 



Bartramia longicauda " Bartram ,, 

Sub-family — Scolopacin^ : "Snipes." 

" Snipe " 

" Painted Snipe '' 



Gallinago australis 
Rostratula australis 



ORDER— GAVI^ : " SEA-BIRDS. " 

FAMILY— LARID^ : " GULLS AND TERNS." 

Sub-family — Sternin^ : " Terns." 



Hydrochelidon leucoptera 

„ hybrida 

Gelochelidon anglica 
Hydroprogne caspia 
Sterna dougalli 

media 

bergii 

frontalis 

anaestheta 

fuliginosa 

nereis 

sinensis 

melanauchen 
Procelsterna cinerea 
Anous stolidus 
Micranous tenuirostris 
leucocapillus 



" White-winged Tern " 



"Marsh 

"Gull-billed 

" Caspian 

" Roseate 

" Lesser Crested 

'' Crested 

"White-fronted 

" Brown-winged 

'' Sooty 

" White-faced Ternlet 

"White-shafted ,, 

" Black-naped Tern " 

" Grey Noddy " 

"Noddy " 

" Lesser Noddy '^ 

" White-capped ,, 

"White Tern" 



M 
I) 

n 
n 

)> 



Gygis Candida 

Sub-family — Larin^ : " Gulls." 

Larus novs hollandiae " Silver Gull " 

Gabianus pacificus " Pacific 



SUB-FAMILY- 



Megalestris antarctica 
Stercorarius crepidatus 



Stercorariid/E : "Skuas." 

" Skua " 
Richardson Skua " 






1 

2 
I 
I 
1 
I 
lO 
I 

5 

7 
1 

I 

2 
2 

3 

2 
2 
2 



From Seebohm collec- 
tion, British Museum 

From Seebohm collec- 
tion, British Museum 



20 



ORDER— TUBINARES : " TUBE-NOSED SWIMMERS. " 

FAMILY— PROCELLARIID^ : " PETRELS." 
Sub-family— OcEANiTiN/E : " Storm Petrels." 

Oceanltes oceanicus "Yellow-webbed Storm- 

Petrel" 
Garrodia nereis " Grey-backed 

Pelagodroma marina "White-faced 

Cymodroma melanogaster "Black-bellied 



I ) 









^0 



] 

3 
3 



FAMILY— PUFFINID^ : " PETRELS," &c. 

Sub-family — Puffinin/E. 



Puffinus chlororhynchus 
assimilis 



n 
n 



'^ Wedge-tniled Petrel '' 
'• Allied 



carneipes 
tenuirostris 



,, griseus 
Priofinus cinereus 
Majaqueus asquinoctialis 
CEstrelata rnacroptera 
lessoni 
cooki 
neglecta 






" Fleshy-footed 
'' Short-tailed 

" Sombre 

" Brown 

" Spectacled 

" Great-winged 

" White-headed 

" Cook 

" Schegels 



Sub-family— FuLMARiN.-E : "Fulmars. 



Ossifraga gigantea 
Halobaena ca;rulea 
Prion banksi 

desolatus 

ariel 



3> 
J) 

(Mutton- 



bird) 



11 









" Giant Petrel " 

'• Blue 

" Banks Dove-Petrel '' 

' Dove-Petrel" 

*' Fairy 



1 

2 
2 



51 



J5 



1 
I 

2 
2 

2 



FAMILY— PELECANOIDID^. 



Pelecanoides urinatrix 



u 



Diving Petrel 



FAMILY— DIOMEDEID^ 

Diomedea regia '' 

,, exulans 

„ albatrus 
„ melanophrys 

Thalassogeron cautus 



"ALBATROSSES 

'^' Royal Albatross " 
*' Wandering 
" Short-tailed 
" Black-browed 
'' White-capped 



Phoebetria fuliginosa 
n chionoptera 



chlororhynchus " Yellow-nosed 



" Sooty 

" Kerguelen Island 



ji 

i> 



2 

2 

2 

1 

2 

2 

I 

2 



21 

ORDER— PLATA LEiE. 

FAMILY— IBIDID.E : "IBISES." 



Ibis molucca 
Carphibis spinicollis 
Plegadis falcinellus 



'' White Ibis " 
" Straw-necked ,, 



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FAMILY-PLATALEID^ : " SPOONBILLS." 



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Platibis flavipes 



'' Black-billed Spoonbill '' 
" Yellow-billed 



ORDER— HERODIONES : " HERONS" 

FAMILY— ARDEID.E : " HERONS PROPER." 



Ardea cinerea 
Mesophoyx plumifera 



" Grey Heron " 
" Plumed Egret '' 



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Herodias timoriensis " White 

Notophoyx novae hoUandiae " White-fronted Heron 

,, pacifica 

Garzetta nigripes 



" White-necked 
'• Lesser Egret " 



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Demiegretta sacra 
Nycticorax caledonicus 
Ardetta sinensis 

,, pusilla 
Dupetor gouldi 

Botaurus poecilopterus 



'* Reef-Heron " 

*' Night-Heron " 

*• Little Yellow Bittern " 

" Minute 

" Yellow-necked Mangrove- 
Bittern 
" Bittern " 



FAMILY-CICONIID^ : "STORKS." 

Sub-family — CicoNiiN.-n;. 

Xenorhynchus asiaticus " Black-necked Stork 

(Jabiru)" 
ORDER— STEGANOPODES. 

FAMILY— PHALACROCORACID.E : " CORMORANTS." 

Sub-family — Phalacrocoracin^. 

Phalacrocorax carbo " Black Cormorant " 

sulcirostris " Little Black ,, 
gouldi " White-breasted ,, 






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melanoleucus " Little 






Sub-family — Plotin.e : " Darters." 
Plotus novae hollandiae " Darter " 



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FAMILY— SULID.E : "GANNEIS." 
Sula serrator " Gannet " 



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FAMILY— FREGATJD/E : " FRIGATE-BIRDS." 



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'' Frigate-Bird 
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FAMILY— PHAETHONTID.E : " TROPIC-BIRDS." 

Phaeton rubricauda " Red-tailed Tropic- Bird " 

,, lepturus " White-tailed ,, ,, 

FAMILY-PELECANIDyE : "PELICANS." 
Pelecanus conspicillatus " Pelican " 

ORDER— PYGOPODES : " DIVING-BIRDS." 

FAMILY— PODICIPEDID.E : "GREBES." 

Podicipes novae hollandiae " Black-throated Grebe " 
poliocephalus " Hoary-headed 
cristatus "Tippet ,, 






ORDER— IMPENNES : " PENGUINS." 

Catarrhactes chrysocome " Crested Penguin " 
Eudyptula minor " Little 

ORDER— OHENOMORPHJE. 

Sub-order— Anseres : •'Qeese,"&c. 

FAMILY— ANATID^ : "DUCKS." 
Sub-family— Cygnin/E : " Swans." 
Chenopis atrata " Black Swan " 

Sub-family — Anseranatin.e. 
Anseranas semipalmata " Pied Goose " 

Sub-family— Plectropterin.e. 
Nettopus pulchellus " Green Goose-Teal 

albipennis " White quilled „ „ 

Sub-family — Cereopsin.-f. 
Cereopsis novae hollandiae " Cape Barren Goose " 

Sub-family — Chenonettin.^. 
Chenonetta jubata " Wood Duck or Maned 

Goose " 






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SUH- FAMILY — AXATIN/E. 






Dendrocycna arcuata 

, eytoni 

Tadorna radjah 
Casarca tadornoides 

Anas superciliosa 
Nettion castaneum 

,, gibberifrons 
Spatula clypeata 

,, rhynchotis 
Malacorhynchus 

membranaceus 



*'WhistHn^-Duck" 
"Plumed ^ „ ,. 
"White-headed Shieldrake" 
" Shieldrake or Mountain 

Duck" 
" Black Duck " 
" Teal " 
"Grey Teal" 
" Common Shoveller " 
"Shoveller" (Blue wing 
"Pink-eared Duck (Wid- 
geon) 



Sub- FAMILY — FULIGULIN/E. 



Nyroca australis 



" White-eyed Duck " 

(Hardhead) 

Sub- FAMILY— Erismaturin^. 



Erismatura australis 
Biziura lobata 



"Blue-billed Duck" 
" Musk 



Sub-class— Ratitae : " Struthlous Birds." 

ORDER— GASUARII. 

FAMILY— DROM.E I DyE : " EMUS." 

Dromaeus novse hollandiae " Emu'' 

,, ditrm^fl'efl-sts- *< '■ (Extinct) '' Tasmanian ,, 

FAMILY— CASUARIIDiE : " CASSOWARIES." 
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