Rich brown; head, short tail darker; wings much green; shoulder white; f., less brilliant. Fallen berries. 2 2 =16* Bronzewing Pigeon= (Scrub), _Phaps chalcoptera_, A., T. Nom. c. _open_, _forest_ 13.5 Upper brown marked lighter; cap whitish; line below eye, throat white; breast, back of head vinous; bronze wing; legs red; f., head gray. Seeds, fruits. [Page 18a] [Illustration: [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]] =17 Brush Bronzewing Pigeon= (Little Bronze), _P. elegans_, A., T. Nom. r. _sandy_ 13 Upper chestnut-brown; breast blue-gray; throat, crown chestnut; bronze wings; f., crown gray. Seeds. 1 1 =18 Crested Pigeon= (Topknot (e), Crested Bronzewing), _Ocyphaps lophotes_, A. Seeds. Nom. r. _inland plains_ 13 Upper fawn; crown, under gray; crest black; black bars on wings; tail tipped white; eyes orange; f., sim. 1 1 =19 Wonga-Wonga Pigeon=, _Leucosarcia melanoleuca_, E.A. Seeds, fallen fruits. Stat. r. _coast-_, (_hillside-_) _brushes_ 15 Back, breast slaty-gray; wings brown; crown, throat, abdomen white; sides spotted black; f., sim. F. 19. _Gouridae_, Crowned Pigeons, 8 sp. A. (N.G.). F. 20. _Didunculidae_, Tooth-billed Pigeons, 1 sp. A. (Samoa). F. 21. _Opisthocomidae_, Hoactzin, 1 sp. Nl. ==== The birds of Order V. are amongst the successes in the struggle for existence, for they are found the world over. The Landrailor Corn-Crake, the Little Crake, Spotted Crake, Moor-Hen, Purple Gallinule, and the lobed-toed Coot, of other countries, are represented by similar birds here. They are largely swamp-dwellers, and conditions about swamps apparently do not vary much from continent to continent. There is a full supply of vegetable and animal food, and there is good shelter in the thick reed-beds. The smaller members of the family are seldom seen, for they skulk amongst the reeds, and seldom show themselves. Many of these birds are long-toed, and are beautifully adapted for life about the soft mud and floating vegetation of lagoons and swamps. Though the feet are not webbed, several of these swamp-dwellers swim well. Thus the Little Crake is an expert swimmer and diver. There is one Australian bird not represented in other countries. This is the handsome, bantam-like Black-tailed Native-Hen. At long intervals the birds appear in thousands, and, being largely vegetable feeders, they have sometimes done considerable damage to crops. During one such irruption in 1846, the birds invaded the streets of Adelaide. Others invaded the Geraldton district, and even reached Perth in 1886. Northern Victoria was visited in 1909.