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Show 1877.] NORTH-EASTERN QUEENSLAND. 345 dible and on the outer margins of the upper. The Australian has also obtained specimens from the Duke-of-York Island and New Ireland, as well as from the Samoan group : in some of the specimens from these last-mentioned islands, the pectoral band is altogether wanting; the same peculiarity occurs in some Fijian examples. 245. RALLINA TRICOLOR. Rallina tricolor, Gould, Suppl. B. Austr. vol. i. pl. 78. I have no other information to give on the habits of this species than that contained in my "Notes" in the Society's 'Proceedings' for 1875, p. 603, where will be found a description of the young and the eggs. 246. PORZANA FLUMINEA. Porzanafluminea, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 339. 247. PORZANA PALUSTRIS. Porzana palustris, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 340. 248. PORZANA TABUENSIS. Porzana tabuensis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 341. 249. PORZANA (ERYTHRA) QUADRISTRIGATA. Porzana (Erythra) quadristrigata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 343. All except the first-mentioned of these species I have found by no means rare in Queensland. P. quadristrigata was the most common species in the Rockingham-Bay district. P. tabuensis and palustris were plentiful about Rockhampton and on the swamps in the neighbourhood of the mouth of the Burnett river; P. fluminea I met with but once, at Port Mackay. 250. CHENOPIS ATRATA. Chenopis atrata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 346. The Black Swan is found rarely in Queensland north of the Burnett river, which I think was the only place I met with it. I have been informed that it sometimes occurs during wet seasons on the Herbert river. 251. ANSERANAS MELANOLEUCA. Anseranas melanoleuca, Gould, Handbk. B. Anstr. ii. p. 352. Plentiful throughout the swampy districts all over the south and eastern portions of Australia. I have examined specimens from South Australia, and met with it almost every day while encamped on the Herbert river. The young were brought in by the natives on several occasions during the months of March and April. 252. CHLAMYDOCHEN JUBATA. Chlamydochen jubata, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 354. This fine species of Wood-Goose is not by any means so plentiful |