the Birds of North Queensland. C53 



" Iris brown ; feet blackish slate ; bill brown. Food, seeds 

 and weeds/' [Olive), 



Count Salvadori, in his Key to the subfamilies of the 

 Anatida, makes Nettopus fall into the section with the hind 

 toe not lobed. In this species and in A^. coromandelianus 

 (Blanford, Faun. Brit. Ind., Aves, iv. p. 433) the hind toe is 

 distinctly lobed: more so certainly than in some species of 

 Dendrocygna. 



123. *DENDHocyGNA ARCUATA (Cuv.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 153. 

 A single specimen only from Cooktown. 



" Plentiful when there is dry weather inland ; coming here 

 only at night and returning inland at daylight, sometimes 

 in pairs, but more generally in flocks. This one was in the 

 river by itself, having evidently got separated from its mates. 

 Very shy and quick on the wing, uttering a whistling sound 

 when flying. Iris brown ; feet and bill black. Food, seeds 

 and weeds." [Olive). 



124. t^NAs suPERciLiosA Gm. ; Salvad. t. c. p. 206. 

 Numerous specimens. 



" Rather scarce, occurring in flocks of about 20, feeding 

 in the swamps at the foot of the mountains. Iris brown ; 

 feet yellowish; bill black or greenish slate." (Olive). 



125. fCAsuAKius AusTRALis Wall; Salvad. t. c. p. 594. 

 Abundant in the scrubs round Mount Sapphiri, 



Mr. Olive tells us that he secured an adult which was 

 remarkable for having a layer of fat half an inch thick all 

 over the body. The skin has not yet been received. 



In conclusion we must express our thanks to Mr. Peter 

 Cowell, Chief Librarian to the City of Liverpool, and to the 

 Committee of the Free Public Museum, Liverpool ; also to 

 the Hon. Walter Rothschild and Mr. Hartert for the use of 

 material belonging to the Tring Museum. 



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