194 Forgotten Feathers. [isf April 



pictures were ever Lambert's property. At all events, Dr. Sharpe 

 states : — " The types of Latham's species are, in fact, founded 

 on these drawings of Watling's." 



Had space permitted, the whole of Dr. Sharpe's interesting 

 remarks and references for the birds depicted in Watling's 295 

 plates would have been given. No doubt Mr. Gregory M. 

 Mathews, in his proposed Australian work, will make free use 

 of these " Forgotten Feathers." In the meantime the names may 

 be mentioned of some familiar Australian birds which the 

 faithful drawings by John Watling have, or rather may, become 

 types : — 



9 Winking Owl {Ni/wx cotmivcns). — Watling's note : — " This bird has a 



wonderful power of contracting and dilating the iris and pupil. 



Native name, Gou-ru-a-gajig.'^ 

 10. Red Goshawk {Urospizias radiatus). — W^atling's note: — "This bird 



measures from the top of the head to the end of the tail 22 inches, 



and from the tip of one wing to the other 4 feet. Iris doubtful. A 



new Falcon." 

 24. Boobook Owl [Ninox boobook). — Watling's note : — "This bird is about 



the size of the common English Owl. Native name, Boo-book."' 

 27. ^utcher-l^'wd {Craciicifs torqua/us). — Watling's note: — "This drawing 



is about natural size." 

 58. Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike {Graucalus viclanops) — Watling's note : — 



" Natural size. This is a bird of prey ; the native name is Kai-a-loraP 

 60. Grey Crow-Shrike [Strepera cimeicaudata). — W^atling's note : — " This 



representation is about one-quarter the size of the bird the drawing 



was taken from, and the only one yet seen. I had the skin, therefore 

 .the iris is doubtful ; however, the general likeness is very good.'' 



Dr. Sharpe proposes to call this bird S. versicolor. 

 64. Dollar-Bird {Eiirystorniis pacificiis). 

 66. Black-backed Magpie {GymnorJiiiia tibiceii). — Watling's note : — 



" Natural size. Native name, lrra-ivon-7iang. This bird has a soft 



note, not unlike the sound of a well-tuned flute. It is a bird of 



prey." 



72. Koel {Eitdyn(i?nis cyanoccphaUi). 



73. Coucal {Centropus phasiafws). — Watling's note: — "One-half the 



natural size. Native name, Tcin-viinck. The New South Wales 

 Pheasant. The only one seen as yet." 



74. Black-eared Cuckoo {Misocaliiis palliolatiis). — Watling's note : — " One- 



half the natural size. A rare bird." 



75. Fan-tailed Cuckoo [Caconiantis flabellifonnis). 



76. Bronze- Cuckoo {CJialcococcyx plagostts). — Dr. Sharpe's note : — " This 



is the type of CJialcococcyx plagosus of Latham, who says that he is 

 indebted to Mr. Lambert for some of the birds described by him ; so 

 that it may be that Latham, when he had these drawings before him, 

 had received them from Mr. Lambert. It is curious that W^atling's 

 name is not mentioned, as many of the drawings bear his signature." 



81. Orange-winged Tree-runner {Sittclla c/irysoptcra). 



92. Warty-faced Honey-eater {Mcliphaga phtygia). 



99. Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater {Glycypliila mclaiiops). — Watling's note : 



— -" Natural size. A honey-bird. A Flycatcher." 

 102. Spinebill {Acanthorhytichus tenuirostris). — Watling's note :— " Natural 

 size. The bird lives on flies and honey ; when flying it makes a 

 singular noise, as if the tips of the wings were beaten together under 

 the bird's belly. It hovers over flowers and extracts honey with its 

 brush tongue." 



