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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.