6o Reviews. [,sfT.iy 



Procelsterna cinerea (Gould). — Mr. North devotes \\ pages to this 

 bird, which, he admits, has not been seen on any AustraUan coast. 



Gygis alba (Sparrin). — Like the preceding, Mr. North admits that 

 this bird has not been seen in Australian waters, yet he gives two 

 pages of description. Why should this form receive so much attention 

 while our regular visitors are completely ignored ? 



Larus novae-hollandiae (Steph.) — No reference made to the well- 

 known mutations in colour of eggs — viz., blue without markings, 

 or white with red markings. 



Phaethon rubricauda (Bead.) — A long description given of the 

 breeding habits of the bird at Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, but no 

 mention made of Australian -laid eggs. 



Cladorhynchus leucocephalus (Vieill.) — Bird mentioned, but eggs 

 not described in the present work, though they are noted in Mr. North's 

 1889 catalogue. 



Numenius cyanopus (Vieill.) — Bird omitted ; eggs in my collection, 

 taken in North-West Australia. 



Astur cruentus (Gould). — Bird described ; eggs not mentioned, 

 though common. 



Ninox lurida (De Vis). — Omitted, though recognized by others. 

 Mr. North includes two other sub-species of Ninox boobook. Why 

 omit this ? Eggs known. 



Ninox strenua (Gould). — This is one of Mr. North's most extra- 

 ordinary omissions. The bird is distinct, well known, and the 

 eggs were described in The Emu* In several instances Mr. North 

 has described sub-species without mentioning their eggs ; here we 

 have a most distinct species, whose eggs are known, entirely over- 

 looked. 



Ninox rufa (Gould). — The omission of this species is hardly such 

 a glaring case as Ninox strenua ; still, the bird is well known. I have 

 eggs in my collection. 



Ninox humeralis (Homb. and Jacq.) — Omitted ; bird known. 



Strix castanops (Gould). — Omitted ; eggs not known, but the bird 

 is surely worthv of mention. 



Strix tenebricosa fGould). — Omitted ; eggs known. 



Trichoglossus septentrionalis (Robinson). — Omitted ; eggs described. f 



Cyclopsittacus maccoyi (Gould). — Omitted. Eggs described in 

 Campbell's " Nests and Eggs," p. 599. 



Platycercus nigrescens (Ramsay). — Bird described, but no mention 

 of eggs. 



Platycercus amatliusia (Bpt.) — Bird described, but eggs omitted ; 

 specimens are in my collection. 



Platycercus splendens (Gould). — Bird mentioned, but not eggs. 



Platycercus icterotis (Kuhl.) — One of the few cases where Gould's 

 description of eggs is used ; he is mostly ignored in this connection. 

 In three notable cases — viz., Syncecus cerviniis, Eulabeornis castanei- 

 venter, and Acanthiza inornata — Gould describes birds and eggs, while 

 Mr. North omits both. 



* Emu, vol. xii., p. 21. f Vict. Nat., vol. xvii., p. 148. 



