the Birds of North Queensland. 627 



28. fCoLLYRiociNCLA BOWERi Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N.S.W. X. p. 244. 



One specimen, confoiincled with the two succeeding species 

 by Mr, Olive, agrees well with two specimens in the British 

 Museum collected by Cairns and Grant. 



It is undoubtedly very distinct, and might be described as 

 a diminutive richly-coloured race of C. harmonica. Whole 

 upper surface dull lead-grey ; the primaries dull brown edged 

 with pale brown exteriorly ; lores whitish^ an ill-defiucd 

 stripe from the lores to the eye rufous. Under surface pale 

 rufous, the feathers of the throat and upper breast with 

 strongly marked grey shaft-stripes. " Bill black ; feet 

 reddish brown; iris brown"" {Olive). 



Measurements : total length 200, wing 104, tail 85, 

 tars. 27, culm. 23 mm. 



29. "^CoLLYRiociNCLA cERVixEivKNTRis North, Rcc. Austr. 

 Mus. iii. p. 49 (1897). 



A single male from Cooktown agrees fairly well with the 

 diagnosis of the above species, which is described as coming 

 from the Dawson River, Central Queensland. Iris, bill, and 

 feet brown. 



The measurements of the specimen before us are : wing 96, 

 tail 81, tars. 26, culm. 21 mm. 



We are by no means sure that this species will not 

 ultimately prove to be founded on specimens of the true 

 C. rufigaster Gould, in somewhat bleached plumage — i. e., 

 specimens from districts of low rainfall. 



29a. fCoLLYRiociNCLA GOULDi (G. R. Gray). 



Myiolestes gouldi G. R. Gray, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 180 

 (young?). 



? Myiolestes griseatus G. R. Gray, t. c. p. 180 (old?). 



Colluricincla parvissima Gould, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) 

 X. p. 114 (1872) (young). 



Pinarolestes rufigaster Sharpe (nee Gould), Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus. iii. p. 296 (1877). 



We have had many specimens before us (males and females) 



