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Locations of the few early records of Night Parrots, with the exception of the 1845 specimen collected on the Sturt expedition, unknown at the time, from Wilson (1937). Bourgoin added more locations to the record than anyone else. 1. Near Mount Farmer, WA, 1854 – type specimen collected on Austin expedition. 2. Gawler Ranges, SA, ∼1866 – specimen sent by Dr F. von Mueller to London in 1867. 3. Cooper Creek, Lake Eyre, SA – from notes by F.W. Andrews relating to his trip in 1875. 4. Innamincka, Cooper Creek, 1880 – account by Mr. A. Walker Emu 14, p. 167 and 23, p. 264. 5. Cootanoorina Station, near Oodnadatta, SA, ∼1880 – from an account by J. McDonald. South Australian Ornithologist 6, p. 68. 6. Central Western Australia, NT, 1896–1897 – from G.A. Keartland’s notes on L.A. Well’s expedition. 7. Alice Springs, NT, 1894 – from account of Horn Expedition. 8. Hermannsburg Mission, NT, 1923 – from the account by F. Lawson Whitlock. 9. Nichol Springs, WA, 1912 and 1935 – from M.A. Bourgoin’s notes and a specimen now lost. 10. Bolger’s Soak and Ned’s Creek, WA, 1920 and 1927 – from Bourgoin’s notes. 11. Pinyerinya Pool, WA, 1920 – from Bourgoin’s notes. 12. Windich Spring, WA, 1924 – from Bourgoin’s notes.