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Show 346 MR. E. P. RAMSAY ON THE BIRDS OF [Apr. l?, in Queensland as in New South Wales. I met with them only on one or two occasions, at the mouth of the Burnett river, and inland about fifty miles from the coast, near the head-waters of the Herbert river. 253. NETTAPUS PULCHELLUS. Nettapus pulchellus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 357. This species is one of the rarest in our Australian collections, occasional stragglers only visiting the eastern portions of Queensland, whence I have only seen three skins. It is at times found at Cape York; and Inspector Johnstone, of Cardwell, informed me that he once met with a specimen in one of the numerous swamps of the Herbert district. Mr. Wilcox, of the Clarence river, I believe once obtained it, in company with the common species, N. albipennis, from one of the swamps near Grafton. 254. NETTAPUS ALBIPENNIS. Nettapus albipennis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 359. This is one of the most common species in the neighbourhood of Rockhampton and on the Fitzroy river; it is also plentiful on the Burnet-river swamps. 255. TADORNA RAJAH. Tadorna rajah, Gould, Handbk. B. Anstr. ii. p. 360. I found this fine Wood-Duck breeding in holes in the hollow limbs of trees during the months of December and January. It is a common species all over Queensland north of the Mary river. I have received specimens from Port Denison and Rockingham Bay, and also examined specimens from Port Moresby, in New Guinea. The Port-Moresby birds have a much narrower pectoral band than is found in the Australian examples I have seen. 256. ANAS SUPERCILIOSA. Anas superciliosa, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 363. 257. ANAS PUNCTATA. Anas punctata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 365. 258. DENDROCYGNA GOULDI. Dendrocygna gouldi, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 374. D. vagans 1 auct. 259. DENDROCYGNA EYTONI. Dendrocygna eytoni, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 375. These four species I found plentiful in the swamps and rivers of North-eastern Queensland. The first three mentioned are the most plentiful and widely distributed. D. gouldi I have seen even from southern parts of New S. Wales, |