the Birds of Xorih Queensland. 6-47 



white^ of the usual Pigeon type, is in form a slightly swollen 

 oval, and measures 34x27 mm., whilst another collected 

 on October 26th is 36 x 26 mm., being slightly more elongate 

 in shape. 



99. Myristicitora spilokrhoa (G. R. Gr.) ; Salvad. t. c. 

 p. 231. 



" Abundant at Cooktown during the winter months ; 

 breeding in enormous multitudes on the outlying islands of 

 the Barrier Reef, some eight or nine miles from the mainland. 

 In the early morning they wend their way to their feeding- 

 grounds in the scrubs, sometimes flying as great a distance 

 as 40 miles, and return to roost on the islands at night. They 

 feed principally on a species of nutmeg [Myristica ins'ipida), 

 of which I have found as many as eight or nine fruits in the 

 crop. Iris dark brown; feet bluish slate; bill greenish 

 yellow " {Olive). 



100. fCoLUMBA NORFOLCIEXSIS Lath. 



Columba leucomela Salvad. t. c. p. 320. 



A single male was shot on Mt. Bellenden Ker, where the 

 species occurs in flocks. ]Mr. Olive did not meet with it in 

 the low country. " Iris yellowish red ; feet red ; bill red ; 

 the orbital skin also red " {Olive). 



101. Macropygia phasianella (Temm.) ; Salvad. t. c. 

 p. 349. 



Four specimens from Cooktown and three from Mt. Bellenden 

 Ker. 



These specimens seem rather small in dimensions, with the 

 occiput in the adult male very much greyer than in specimens 

 from Southern Australia. When a larger series of pi'operly 

 sexed specimens from definite localities is available, it will 

 probably be possible to separate the North Queensland bird 

 (subspecifically at least) from the form inhabiting New South 

 Wales and South Australia. 



The nudes sent by Mr. Olive seem certainly to approach 

 M. cinereiceps Tristr., from the Louisiades and Southern 

 New Guinea. 



