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Show 348 MR. E. P. RAMSAY ON THE BIRDS OF [Apr. 17, 268. HYDROCHELIDON FLUVIATILIS. Hydrochelidon jiuviatilis, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 406. This species I have obtained from the Richmond river and Rockingham Bay; it was also tolerably plentiful at tbe time of my visit in December 1870, at Rockhampton, on the Fitzroy river, and on the Mary river. 269. GELOCHELIDON MACROTARSA. Gelochelidon macrotarsa, Gould, Handb. B. Austr. ii. p. 403. I found this fine Tern on the Brisbane river in 1873-4, and also obtained a fine pair of adult specimens from tbe Clarence river. I met with it at Rockingham Bay, at the mouths of the Herbert river, and also at a considerable distance up the stream, about 20 miles from the mouth. It is still rare in Australian collections. 270. ANOUS STOLIDUS. Anous stolidus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 413. Common on all parts of the east coast. 271- DIOMEDEA MELANOPHRYS. Diomedea melanophrys, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 438. Met with only on one occasion off the coast near Gladstone, Port Curtiss. 272. PELECANUS CONSPICILLATUS. Pelecanus conspicillatus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 486. I noticed this fine species breeding in great numbers on a flat-topped rocky island off the coast near Cleveland Bay. Numbers were soaring over the island, some close to the surface, others sitting quite motionless on the ground, the neck held upright, with the head and bill at right angles to it, giving the group quite a grotesque appearance. 273. PHALACROCORAX NOVA-HOLLANDIA. Phalacrocorax novee-hollandice, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 488. This fine species is common all along the eastern coast; it ascends the river to a considerable distance, and seems as much at home in fresh as in salt water. 274. PHALACROCORAX MELANOLEUCUS. Phalacrocorax melanoleucus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p. 493. 275. PHALACROCORAX STICTOCEPHALUS. Phalacrocorax stictocephalus, Gould, Handbk. B. Austr. ii. p.495. Both common species, frequenting the bays and inlets of the sea |