. The Emu . he swamp. At sun-down large flocks of Whistlers passed overhead from the roughcountry in the rear, going down to the swamp to. feed. In alarge channel of the swamp Pelicans {Pclicaiius conspicillatus),Egrets {Mcsophoyx plumifera, Hcrodias timoriensis, and Gar-zetta nigripes), Black T)uc\<is {Anas superciliosd). Pigmy Geese{Ncttopus pidchcllus). White and Straw-necked Ibises {Ibisnioliicca and Carphibis spinicollis\ and the Herons NotophoyxnovcE-hoUandicT and A^. pacifica were to be seen. After some horse-hunting in the morning we got all ourcharges mustered and packed up. The ne
. The Emu . he swamp. At sun-down large flocks of Whistlers passed overhead from the roughcountry in the rear, going down to the swamp to. feed. In alarge channel of the swamp Pelicans {Pclicaiius conspicillatus),Egrets {Mcsophoyx plumifera, Hcrodias timoriensis, and Gar-zetta nigripes), Black T)uc\<is {Anas superciliosd). Pigmy Geese{Ncttopus pidchcllus). White and Straw-necked Ibises {Ibisnioliicca and Carphibis spinicollis\ and the Herons NotophoyxnovcE-hoUandicT and A^. pacifica were to be seen. After some horse-hunting in the morning we got all ourcharges mustered and packed up. The next 10 miles was througha continuous swamp with deep channels through it ; and whata sight for an ornithologist ! Everywhere were to be seen theheaps of reeds that had formed the nests of the Pied Goose{Anseranas scmipabnota), while in and around the channelsand pools were hundreds of the Egrets before mentioned ; butthe most plentiful of the lot were the interesting Pied and Allied Thk Emu, Vo/. IV. PLATE ^ Vol. ] KiLGOUR, A Trip to the Ord River {:) 39 Egrets (Notophoyx fiavirostris and TV. arucnsis). After a wearyand wet ride we arrived at Goose Hill (Wyndham 26 miles) andcamped. The next morning a start was made for MantiniSwamps ; soon after starting I espied a Coucals nest {Cenlropusphasianus) in a low bush. Looking into it from the saddle,I saw there were four young in down, about the size of a youngLyre-Bird newly hatched. As the horses took most of ourattention I was unable to make any observations riding along,but here, although water is very plentiful, the aquatic birdsand waders decrease, while the other birds begin to increasein numbers. At Mantini I noticed a Babbler {Pomatorhinus)whose note was unfamiliar to me. Here also were numbers ofCockatoos {Calyptorhynchus macrorhynchus, Cacatua gymnopts,and C. roseicapillci). The breeding season of the Cockatoos andthe other members of the Psittaci or Parrot tribe extends fromthe end of the wet season to
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