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Show 338 MR. E. P. RAMSAY ON THE BIRDS OF [Apr. 17, been helping himself rather freely to some of the Kanakas employed on the sugar-plantations. A few days afterwards, however, while returning from an unsuccessful Cassowary-hunt, I had the pleasure of seeing Inspector Johnstone dispatch the beast as it lay, with open mouth, on a sand-spit. Mr. Johnstone informed me that the Stilted Plover was a very rare bird in that district; but, from the nature of the country and the extensive swampy flats and numerous lagoons, I should have thought the contrary was the case ; however, although I remained in the district all through the wet season, I met with no other specimen. The eggs of this species will be found described in a previous number of the Society's ' Proceedings,' 1867, p. 600. 209. RECURVIROSTRA RUBRICOLLIS. Recurvirostris rubricollis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 249. This bird is very local in its habits, and never seems to be very plentiful in any part of the continent; it is met with occasionally in large flocks; and Inspector Johnstone informs me it sometimes is met with on the Lower Herbert. One or two were observed during my visit; but I failed to obtain any specimens. 210. LIMOSA UROPYGIALIS. Limosa uropygialis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 252. Very numerous on mud-flats and sand-spits at the mouth of the Herbert river. 211. LlMNOCINCLUS ACUMINATUS. Limnocinclus acuminatus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 254. A very common species, frequenting the margins of lagoons and swampy places in large flocks sometimes consisting of several hundred individuals. 212. TRINGA TENUIROSTRIS. Tringa tenuirostris, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 260. I met with a small flock of this species on one occasion only, on the banks of the Herbert. 213. ACTITIS HYPOLEUCUS. Actitis hypoleucus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 263. I met with this pretty little Sandpiper but once, on the Herbert river, near the police camp. 214. GLOTTIS GLOTTOIDES. Glottis glottoides, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 265. Common everywhere on margins of lagoons and mud-flats; usually found in small flocks from ten to twenty in number. 215. STREPSILAS INTERPRES. Strepsilas interpres, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 269. The Turnstone is usually considered a rare species ; and it certainly |