OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 105 



21.— Cacatua GkhERiT a, Lath. 



Lath. Lid. Orn., p. 109, 1790. 



Undoubted specimens of this species were obtained by Mr. 

 Masters, who notices that the crests are slightly longer in pro- 

 portion to the size of the bird than in the N.S. Wales individuals. 

 The natives keep both species for the sake of the yellow crest- 

 feathers, which they pluck out for ornamenting their heads, &c. 



Log. Hall Sound, Katau. 



22. — MiCROGLOSSUS ATERRIMUS, Gm. 



Gm.. Syst. Nat L, p. 330, n, 93, (1788) ; Sharpe, Journ. Linn. 

 Soc. Zool. XIII., p. 491 ; Sahad. Ann. Nat. Mus. Civic. Gen. X., 

 p. 25. 



I find this a very variable species as to size, some, apparently 

 adult birds, are much smaller than others from the same locality, 

 this and a slight difference in the contour of the bill and 

 elongation of tlie crest feathers led me to believe that there were 

 two distinct varieties, if not species* — M. aterrimus and M. yoliath. 

 I have every reason to believe now that the differences are merelv 

 individual. 



Log. Hall Sound. 



23. — Geoffroyius aruensis, G. R. Gray. 



G. /.'. Gray, P. Z. S., 1858, p. 183 ; Sharjje, op. cit., 1878, p. 

 309 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. X. p. 29 ; id., op. cit. IX. 

 p. 810. 



Fine adult specimens of this beautiful species were obtained. 



Log. Hall Sound, Katau. 



24 — ECLECTUS POLYCHLORUS, Scop. 



ISGop. Del. Flor. and Faun. Insuhr. p. 87, n. 27, (1786); Sahad. 

 op. cit. IX., p. 31 ; id. Sharpe op. cit. XIII, p. 491 ; Ramsay, Ibis 

 4:th,Ser. n.p. 379. 



A fine series of adults, male and female, carefully sexed by Mr. 

 George Masters. The red and blue birds are undoubtedly females, 

 and the green birds males. Mr. Alex. Morton, who has lately 

 returned from New Guinea, informs me that the same distinction 



* See List of Aust. Birds, P. Z. S., N. S. W., II., p. 193, also, op. cit. I., p. 394. 



