the Birds of North Queensland. 621 



The present bird, however, is fully equal in size to average 

 specimens of H. connivens, having the wing 311 and the tail 

 191 mm. 



" Scarce and shy : the specimen sent was shot roosting on 

 the limb of a tree during the day. Iris yellow ; feet yellow ; 

 bill yellow, with a black tip. A rat and some insects were 

 in the stomach, and the orbital cavity was infested with a 

 species of Entozoon " {Olive). 



15. '^Spiloglaux ockllata (Hombr. & Jacq.). 

 Ninox ocellata Sharpe, t. c. p. 170. 



The two specimens sent agree well with one collected by 

 Everett in Savu. 



" Scarce and shy, spending the day in hollow trees. Iris 

 yellow; feet whitish ; bill black" [Olive). 



16. fSPILOGLAUX LUKIDA (Dc Vis) . 



Ninox lurida De Vis, Rep. Sci. Exped. N.E. Queensland, 

 p. 31 (1889) ; North, Cat. Birds Austral. Mus., Striges (2nd 

 ed.) p. 16 (1898). 



A single female of this species was shot on Dec. 12th 

 at the font of Bellenden Ker. It is apparently quite distinct 

 from Spiloglaux boobook, from which it is at once distinguished 

 by its very much smaller size. Wing 211, tail 128 mm. 



'^ Apparently fairly common, judging by the noise they 

 make at night, but very difficult to obtain. The present 

 specimen was one of four which were found perched on one 

 tree. Iris yellow ; feet whitish horn ; bill black, the culmen 

 bluish slate. The stomach contained insects" [Olive). 



17. Strepera GRACULiNA (White) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus. iii. p. 57 (1877). 



At Cooktown this species occurs only during the three 

 winter months, but in the higher ranges round Cairns it is 

 apparently found throughout the year, as specimens were shot 

 on the summit of Mount Bellenden Ker at the commence- 

 ment of December. 



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