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100. Pigeon, Superb Fruit (Lamprotreron superbus) 101. Pigeon, Topnot (Lophòlaimus Antarctius). 102. Pigeon, Wood (Colominus paluminis),
103. Pipit, Australian (Anthus Australis).
104. Plover, Double-binded Sand (Ægialitis bicincta).
105. Plover, Hooded Sand (Ægialitis monacha).
106. Plover, Red-capped Sand (Ægialitis ruficapilla).
107. Plover, Southern Stone (Burhinus grallarius).
108. Prion, Banks' (Prion Banksi).
109. Prion, Broad-billed (Prion vittatus).
110. Prion, Dove (Prion desolatus—turtur).
111. Prion, Fairy (Prion ariol).
112. Rail, Pectoral (Hypotaenidia Phillipinensis),
113. Rail, Short-toed (Hypotaenidia brachypus).
114. Robin, Dasky (Petrica vittata).
115. Robin, Flame-breasted (Petræca phœnicsa).
116. Robin, Pink-breasted (Petræea rhodinogaster).
117. Robin, Scarlet-breasted (Petræeca leggii).
118. Sand-piper, Common (Tringoides hypoleucos).
119. Sea Eagle, White-bellied (Huliætus leucogaster).
120. Shrike Thrush, Whistling (Collyriovincla rectirostris).
121. Skylark (Alauda arvensis).
122. Spine Bill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).
123. Stilt, Banded (Cladorhynchus pectoralis).
124. Stilt, White-headed (Himantopus leucocephalus).
125. Stint, Curlew (Tringa subarquata).
126. Stint, Marsh (Tringa acuminata).
127. Stint, Red-breasted (Tringa ruficollis). 128. Summer-bird (Graucalus parvirostris). 129. Swallow, Australian (Hirundo neorena). 130. Swallow, Tree (Petrochelidon nigricans). 131. Swallow, Wood (Artimus sordidus).
132. Swift, Spine-tailed (Chætura caulacuta),
133. Tern, Base Straits (Sterna poliocerca).
134. Tern, Black-billed (Sterna frontalis).
135. Tern, Caspian (Sterna caspia-Hydroprogne).
136. Ternlet, White-faced (Sterna nereis).
137. Thickhead, Grey-tailed (Pachycephala glaucura).
138. Thickhead, Olivaceous (Pachycephala olivacea).
139. Thickhead, Yellow-breasted (Pachycephala gulturalis),
140. Thrush (Turdus musicus).
141. Thrush, Ground (Geocichla macrorhyncha).
142. Turnstone (Strepsilas interpresì.
143. Warbler, Reed (Acrocephalus Australis).
141. Warbler, Rush (Calamianthus fuliginosus).
145. Wattle-bird, Brush (Ancanthochæra mellivora).
146. Whimbrel (Numenius phæopus).
147. White-eye (Zosterops cærulescens).
148. Wren, Blue, or Long-tailed Warbler (Malurus Gouldii).
149. Wren, Brown Scrub (Sericornis humilis),
150. Wren, Ema (Stipiturus malachurus).
151. Wren, White-breasted Scrub (Acanthornis magna).
152. Yellow Tail (Acanthiza chrysorrhæa).
The Act also provides a close-time for "Native Game" (wild ducks, teal, widgeon, plover, black swans, Cape barren geese, bonze-winged pigeons, brush bronzed-winged pigeons, wattle-birds, quail), and licences for killing mutton-birds (Puffinus Senuirostris).
VICTORIA. The Game Act No. 1095 of 1890 protects birds, the platypus, and their eggs, as follows:-
Bee Eaters
Epbthianuras
Fantails
Fly Catchers
Great Kingfisher or Laughing Jackass
Ibis
Lyre Birds
Magpies...
Magpie Larky
Owle
Platypus
Podargus or Mopokes
Robins
Southern Stone Plover or Curlew
Swallows
Warblers
Wrens
The whole year.
Black Swan
Emu
Wild Geese of all kinds
Quail
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All Birds known as Cranes, such as Herons, Egrets, &c....
All Honey-eaters (except Wattle-birds and Leather-heads)
All Kingfishers other than the Langhing Jackass
All members of the Grauculus family
Avocet ...
Bittern
Black Cockatoos
Bronzed-winged or other Wild Pigeons
Bustard or Wild Turkey
Coach-whip Bird
('uckoos
Gang Gang Cockatoos Land-rail
All other members of the Rail family, Porphyrio,
Coots, &c.
Larks, and those known as Pipit and Cincloramphus Mallee Hen
Night-jara
Plover or Peewit
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All other kinds of Plover (except the Southern Stone
Plover or Curlew).
Shrike-tit
Sittellas
Stilta
Swamp or Ground Parakeeta.
• Teal
...
Thick-beads
Thrushes
Tree-creepers
Wedge-bill
Wild Ducks of any species
Wood Swallows
...
From the fourteenth day of June to the twentieth day of December next following in each year.
From the first day of Angust to the last
dlay of February next following.
December next
From the first day of August to the
twentieth day of following in each year.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA.-Act No. 36 of 1892 enables a close season to be proclaimed
for the following:-Wild ducks of any species, teal, emu, black
swan, wild geese, bustard
or wild turkey, bittern, swamp hen, bronze-winged and other pigeons, gnow, magpie, quail, rottnest and other snipe, booby, frigate bird, noddy, pelican, curlew, sea pie, sea snipe, mutton bird, red bill, laughing jackass. The Act also enables reserves to be established.
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PAPUA.—Ordinance 15 of 1908 prohibits tuking, selling, or exporting birds of dise, goura pigeons, and ospreys. This list can, by No. 13 of 1909, be varied by
Proclamation.
New Zealand.
Act No. 6 of 1908 permits the taking aud killing of native and imported game only from 1st May to 31st July and provides a close season of the whole of 1910 and every third
year thereafter. The Governor has also power by notification to declare absolute or partial protection for the birds in the sixth schedule. The eggs of all these birds (including native and imported game) are protected by a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. There is power to regulate or prohibit exportation of the plumage and skins of non-edible birds, but no action has yet been taken (January, 1910). The Governor has wide power
the schedules, areas, &c. The schedules are as follows:-
to
vary
Antelope.
Deer.
Black-game.
Grouse.
Hares.
SECOND SCHEDULE. IMPORTED GAME. Imported wild duck of
any species.
Moose.
Plover
Ptarmigan.
Partridges.
Pheasants.
Quail. Snipe. Swans.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
NATIVE GAME.
Godwit.
Teal.
Native pigeon.
Wild duck.
Wild geese.
Black stilt plover.
Black swan.
Curlew. Dotterell.
Pied stilt plover. Pukeko.