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Barnardius occidentalis (North). — Mr. North here lakes the oppor- 

 tunity ol bringing hi one o( his own sub-species, but does not mention 

 the eggs, a chitch ot which is in my collection. 



Barnardius macgillivrayi (North). — The same remarks apply as in 

 the case ol B. occideutalis (North). 



Psephotus pallescens (Salvad.) — Bird mentioned, but not eggs. 



Psephotus dissimilis (Colletl) and Psephotus chrysopterygius (Gould). 

 — Two well-known lorms, both omitted ; should be as worthy of a 

 place as Pezoporiis flaviventris (North). The first-named bird nested 

 in the Sydney Zoological Gardens. Eggs from the Northern Territory 

 ai'e in my possession. 



Pezoporus flaviventris ^North). — A sub-species of P. terrestris. It 

 is described, but not the eggs, though these mere described in The 

 Emu, vol. xiii., [). i86. 



Geopsittacus occidentalis (Gould). — Omitted, though of more 

 interest than Pezoj^oyus flaviventris. This is one of our almost extinct 

 forms, and, although the eggs are unknown, the bird should be 

 worthy of a description. 



Podargus marmoratus (Gould). — A distinct species ; omitted by Mr. 

 North. Eggs described in The Ibis, 1899, p. 361. 



ffigotheles rufa (Hall). — Omitted. Eggs described in The Emu, 

 vol. viii., p. 61. 



^gotlieles leucogaster (Gould). — Omitted. Eggs in my collection. 



Dacelo maclennani v.Xorth). — Omitted. Eggs in many collections. 



Cacomantis castaneiventris (Gould). — Recognized by other authori- 

 ties, but not by Mr. North. Egg described in The Ibis, 1899, p. 362. 



Chalcococcyx raalayanus (Raffi.) — Included ; but said by Mathews 

 to be extra-limital {Austral Avian Record, vol. i., pp. 18, 19). 



Chalcococcyx minutillus (Gould). — Omitted. Eggs known. Other 

 authorities give this as a distinct species. 



Pitta simillima (Gould). — Bird and eggs described, but no locality 

 gi\en for the latter. 



Atrichornis clamosa (Gould;. — Not mentioned, though other 

 writers claim it to be one of the most interesting of Australian birds. 

 The eggs being unknown, Mr. North evidently decided not to touch 

 the bird, though, as previously pointed out, he is quite inconsistent 

 upon this point. 



Atrichornis rufescens (Ramsay). — -Omitted. The excuse of eggs 

 being unknown cannot apply in this case, as they have been described 

 by A. J. Campbell in his " Nests and Eggs," also in The Emu, 

 vol. X., p. T,2j . Mr. North should have given S. W. Jackson some 

 credit for his splendid work in connection with this bird. 



Petroeca campbelli (Sharpe). — Bird referred to (vol. i., p. 164), but 

 no description of eggs given. 



Petroeca ramsayi (Sharpe). — Not included, though recognized by 

 others. 



Petroeca picata i_Gould). — In vol. i., p. 171, Mr. North considers 

 this to l)e synonymous with P. bicolor (Vig. and Hors.), and very 

 properly gives his reasons ; why not have followed this course in all 

 cases, and thus made his work more interesting and valuable ? 



