G08 Mr. V. L. Sclator o/i Ttro 



As ti) the otlior two structural tV'atures upon wliich I have 

 ivlii'cl in classifying this group, Cocct/ste.f entirely resembles 

 Ciici(/i(it. 



I think that these statements aiUl to the probability of 

 tliero being some basis of truth in my attempted arrange- 

 ment of the C\ieulida\ 



XXXVIII. — Remarks on Tiro lafeli/-described Australian 

 Birds. By P. L. Sclater. 



(Plates XIV. & XY.) 



Amongst the new or littlc-kuown Australian birds which I 

 exhibited at the meeting of the British Ornitliologists' Club 

 on the 19th of February last (see Bull. B. O. C. vol. xii. p. 50) 

 were two of especial interest^ one of them being of a genus 

 new to Australia, if not to science, and the other a very tine 

 new Tarrakeet of the Platycercine group. Our excellent 

 correspondent, Mr. A. J. North, C.^I.Z.S., was very anxious 

 that these novelties should be figured in 'The Ibis/ and 

 Ave have great pleasurc in being able to accede to bis 

 Avishes. I take the opportunity of ottering a few remarks 

 on these two rare birds. 



1. Ekemiokms CAKTEKi. (Plate XIV.) 



Ereniiornis carieri North, Vict. Xat. xvii. p. 78 (Aug. 

 1900) ; id. op. cit. p. 93 ; Sclater, Bulk B. O. U. xii. p. 51. 



This new and very intei'csting bird was discovered by 

 Ml". Tom Carter, of Point Cloates, Onslow, West Australia, 

 at North-west Cape, near Exmouth Gulf. Mr. Carter shot 

 two of these birds, which he met w ith " on barren rocky 

 ranges iu the dense Spi/tife.v tufts," and forwarded one of 

 them to ^Ir. North, Avho gave a full description of it as 

 above quoted. While we agree with Mr. X^orth that this 

 binl is quite distinct from every other known Australian 

 form, we ai'c not so sure that it was necessary to make a 

 new generic name for it. It is certainlv verv closelv allied 

 to the genus Schcenicula of Blyth, of which two species 

 are recognised — S. platuttra of India and ^'. apicaJis of Africa 



