the Birds of North Queensland. G37 



G4. Caprimulgus macrurus Horsf, ; Hartert^ Cat. Birds 

 Brit. Mus. xvi. p. 537. 



" Iris brown ; feet pale pink ; bill blackish brown " 

 {Olive). 



65. fEuROSTOPUs ALBiGULARis (Vig. & Horsf.) ; Hartert, 

 t. c. p. 607. 



A single male from Cairns, regarding wliich Mr. Olive 

 notes: '^ This specimen was procured in forest-country at the 

 foot of Mt. Sapphiri. The species seems to be scarce, as I 

 have only seen this specimen, which it took me over a week 

 to secure. Iris brown; feet reddish brown; bill brown. 

 Insects in stomach.'^ 



QQ. *EuROSTOPUs ARGUS Hartert; id. t. c. p. 608. 



" Several specimens from Cooktown and Mt. Sapphiri. 

 Always in pairs. Sleep on the ground during the day, and 

 are very hard to find, as it is impossible to see them until 

 they are flushed, as their colour assimilates so closely to 

 dead leaves. They make no nest, but lay their single egg 

 on the ground, generally on a stony ridge. Iris, feet, and 

 bill brown " {Olive). 



67. PoDARGus PAPUENsis Q. & G. ; Hartcrt, t. c. p. 630. 

 A solitary specimen from Cairns and a large series from 



Cooktown in very varying plumage, some of them appa- 

 rently in the stage of plumage described by Gould as 

 C. plumiferus. Some of them are labelled as having the iris 

 '' red,^' others yellow, and the more rufous birds are sexed 

 female. 



68. ^PoDARGUs PHAL^NoiDEs Gould; Hartert, t. c. p. 634, 

 " Iris yellow ; feet purplish brown ; bill brown" {Olive). 



69. "^^GOTHELES Nov^-HOLLANDI^ (Lath.) ; Hartert, t. c. 

 p. 651. 



Three specimens, with rufous auriculars and the centre of 

 the abdomen pure white, are evidently referable to yE. leuco- 

 gaster Gould, if that species is valid, which these specimens 

 seem to show may be the case. " Iris brown ; feet pale pink ; 

 bill black" {Olive). 



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