[Illustration: [152] [155] [157] [158] [165] [167] [170] [172] [173]] =152= Allied Harrier =155= Australian Goshawk =157= Collared Sparrowhawk =158= Wedge-tailed Eagle =165= Black-shouldered Kite =167= Black-cheeked Falcon =170= Little Falcon =172= Brown Hawk =173= Nankeen Kestrel [Page 60] [Illustration: [116] [117] [118] [121] [122]] 1 1 =116 Yellow-billed Spoonbill=, _Platibis flavipes_, A. Nom. r. _swamps_ 28 White; bill, legs, feet yellow; f., sim. Shellfish, frogs, F. 52. CICONIIDAE (1), STORK (JABIRU), 19 sp.--2(0)A., 10(6)O., 4(1)P., 8(4)E., 2(0)Nc., 3(1)Nl. F. 53. _Scopidae_, Hammer-Head, 1 sp. E. F. 54. _Balaenicipitidae_, Shoe-bird, Shoebill, Whaleheaded Stork, 1 sp. E. (Upper White Nile). F. 55. ARDEIDAE (16), HERONS, 107 sp.--32(16)A., 27(4)O., 21(1)P., 25(14)E., 17(4)Nc., 33(20)Nl. 1 3 =117 Plumed Egret=, _Mesophoyx plumifera_, Cel., Mol., N.G., A. [~117 _Egretta plumifera._] Nom. v.r. _swamps_ 24 White; bill yellow; feet, lower legs black, above "knee" yellow; f., sim. Insects. 1 3 =118 Australian White Egret= (Great), White Crane (e), _Herodias timoriensis_, Jap., China, Philippines to A., T., N.Z. [~118 _Egretta timoriensis._] Nom. v.r. _lagoons_ 30 "This noble species;" white; bill beautiful orange; legs above "knee" and line down centre of inner shin dull yellow; rest of shin, feet black; naked space about eye greenish-yellow; f., sim. Fish, frogs, insects. 2 4 =119* White-fronted Heron=, Blue-Crane (e), Matuku, _Notophoyx novae-hollandiae_, Cel., Mol., N.G., A., T., N.Z. Nom. v.c. _about water_ 24 Face, throat white; upper, wings dark-gray; under gray tinged rufous; f., sim. Insects, crabs, yabbies. =120 White-necked Heron= (Pacific), White-necked Crane (e), _N. pacifica_, A., T. Stat. r. _swamps_ 30 Head, neck, breast, shoulder white; under, wings, tail upper blackish; f., smaller. Frogs, insects. [Page 61] [Illustration: [119] [120] [123] [124] [125]] 1 2 =121 Lesser Egret= (Little, Spotless), _Garzetta nigripes_, Malay to N.G., A. [~121 _Egretta nigripes._] Nom. r. _swamps_ 22 White; 2 long plumes from nape; feet, legs totally black; bill black; f., sim. Frogs, insects. 1 1 =122 Reef Heron= (White, Blue, Sacred), _Demiegretta sacra_, Jap., Ind. to A., T., N.Z. [~122 _Demigretta sacra._] Stat. r. _coast_ 23 Dark slaty-gray; bill yellowish-green; some birds are white; f., sim. Crabs, shellfish. 1 8 =123* Nankeen Night Heron=, Nankeen Crane (e), _Nycticorax caledonicus_, Cel., N.G., A., T., N.Z. =vt. Eur. Night Heron. Frogs, insects, yabbies. Mig. c. _swamps_ 19