nut kola gy of the (Junibia River. -i89 



at times the shape of a lyre. In the swamps I came across 

 the floating uurscry of Lhnnocorax n'ujer, made of flat blades 

 of grass neatly woven together. 



As I was unable to bring home a complete collection of 

 the birds that I shot, I carefully measured and described those 

 of which I did not preserve skins, and in the list given below 

 such are marked with an asterisk. Birds which were merely 

 seen I have not included ; most of them, however, belonged 

 to well-known species *. 



I have referred in my list to one or two kinds of Eagles 

 identified from skins obtained on the south bank. These 

 were shot by Mr. H. L. Pryce, the Travelling Commissioner 

 of that district, who kindly allowed me to measure and take 

 notes of them. 



In identifying my descriptions I have received much 

 assistance from Mr. A. H. Evans, while the skins were 

 named for me at the British Museum by Capt. Shelley. 



*RuTiciLLA PHffiNicuRUs (Lath ). 



M''Carthy Island, February 19, 1899. Common in the 

 early months of the dry season. 



Sylvia cixekea Bechst. 



Nianimaru, May 19, 1899. Coininou in the dry season. 



COSSYPHA ALBICAPILLA (SwaiuS.). 



Nianimaru, February 28, 1899. Common, mostly in the 

 thick bush. 



Crateropus platyceiuus Swains, 

 Koruntaba, December 19, 1898. Common. 



Crateropus reinwardti Swains. 



Kunchow Creek, December 17, 1898. Common near the 

 river. 



Parus leucomelas Riipp. 



$ ? . Kunchow Creek, April 7, 1899. Common. 



* These included a Swallow, AVagtail, Hornbill, Snipe, Darter, several 

 wading birds, and Ducks of various species. The last, though very 

 frequently shot, were never identified. 



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