88 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ZOOLOGY OF NEW GUINEA, 



4. — Perameles moresbiensis, Ramsay; P. L. S., N. S. W., 



Yoll. II., p. 14. 



Several specimens, adults and young. 

 Loc. Laloki, and Groldie Eiver s. 



BIEDS. 

 Part V. 



(The species not previously recorded are numbered continuously from 

 Vol, III., p. 305, 1878J 



The collection of Birds contains about 500 specimens, including 

 several of the new species, which I have recently described in 

 former papers, there are also several species of interest which are 

 worthy of mention. 



^Egotheles bennettii, Sclater. 



I find no differences between any of the specimens, it does 

 not appear to be rare on the Laloki Eiver. 



205. — Strix tenebricosus, Gould. 



One fine specimen, much darker, and the white spots above 

 smaller, than in the Australian specimens, this species has an 

 extensive range, all over the South, the Eastern, and North East 

 portion of Australia. In a young bird from Eockingham Bay 

 the spots above are very much larger, and the wings strongly 

 barred with patches of white vermiculations ; the whole of the 

 under surface, ashy on the breast, and white on the abdomen and 

 under tail-coverts, is barred with irregular markings of blackish 

 slate-color. In the New Guinea bird, the ashy tint is darker and 

 pervades the whole of the under surface, the ends of the feathers 

 are blackish-slate color, with white irregular bars; some of the wing 

 quills are blackish brown, the bars only visible in certain lights. 



Loc. Laloki Eiver. 



