640 Messrs. H. C. Robinson and W. S. Laverock on 



'^ Habits similar to those of the preceding species ; the 

 nest is made in holes in the banks of creeks, and five eggs 

 are the usual complement. Iris brown; feet red; bill black 

 with whitish tip ^' {Olive). 



79. tTANYSiPTERA SYLVIA Gould ; Sharpc, t. c. p. 300; 

 Le Souef, Ibis, 1898, p. 55. 



Two adult females from Bellenden Ker. 



The nest of this bird was discovered on December 5th. 

 It was a chamber about 3 inches in diameter at the end of a 

 tunnel 18 inches long, excavated in a termites' mound, and 

 contained two eggs, which were unfortunately somewhat 

 damaged in blowing. They are subspherical, of a beautiful 

 translucent pearly white, and measure : A 26-5x24 mm., 

 B 28x24 mm. 



80. "^CucuLUs PALLiDUs (Lath.); Shelley, Cat. Birds Brit. 

 Mus. xix. p. 261. 



" Iris brown; feet and bill black. Food, insects " {Olive). 



81. tCucuLus iNTERMEDius Vahl ; Shelley, t. c. p. 252. 

 Evidently not uncommon in the neighbourhood of 



Bellenden Ker, as eight specimens were collected during 

 December. " Iris brown ; feet yellow ; bill black ; skin 

 round the eyes yellow " {Olive). 



82. *Cacomantis flabelliformis (Lath.) ; Shelley, t. c. 

 p 266. 



Several adult birds. 



" Found singly at Cooktown during the winter months. 

 Iris and feet brown ; bill black ; orbital skin yellow " 

 {Olive). 



83. fCACoMANTis vARioLosus (Horsf.) ; Shelley, t. c. 

 p. 272. 



One specimen which is nearly adult and a very immature 

 bird appear to belong to this species ; the latter may, how- 

 ever, be an immature Cacomantis flabelliformis. 



84. tCHALCOcoccYX BASALis (Horsf.) ; Shelley, t. c. p. 294. 

 Three specimens from Bellenden Ker. 



One is very young and has the under surface almost 



