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observed. All immature specimens. Small Petrel seen." Little later 

 another Tropic-Bird circled round, much smaller than the others, and 

 with a very long- tail; a tine specimen of the White-tailed. 4 p.m., 

 saw another Petrel, Brown Gannet (Sula siila). Crested Tern (Sterna 

 bergi) ; also another Red-tailed Tropic-Bird. Breeze freshens at sun- 

 set, and sea very roug'h ag-ain." 

 Circus assiniilis. Spoiled Harrier. 



& A handsome example showing the rich chestnut shoulder 

 patches. It has not been definitely recorded previously for the 

 Gulf of Carpentaria region, although Mr. McLennan believed 

 he saw the species in Torres Strait last year (vide Emit, xx., p. 

 66). 

 Spiloglaux boohook mixta. Boobook Owl. 



d" ? Slightly redder in general colour and whiter about the face 

 than a pair from King River, N.T. Gould states: "I have seen 

 individuals of this Owl from every one of the Australian Colo- 

 nies, all presenting similar characters, with the exception of those 

 from Port Essmgton (N.T.), which differ from the others in 

 being a trifle smaller in size and paler in colour." This meets 

 Mathews's mixta (Nov. Zool., xviii., p. 255). 

 Trichoglossus rubritorquis. Red-collared Lorikeet. 



d The farthest east this Lorrikeet has been collected (H. G. 

 Barnard) w^as at the McArthur River. It would be interesting 

 to learn where it meets T. septentrionalis, the northern race of 

 the "Blue Mountain" Parrot (T. novcc-hoUandia). 

 Cacatua galerita qiiecnslandica. Little White Cockatoo. 



? Very much smaller than typical birds. Wing 307 mm., as 

 against wing measurement 356 mm. of a female taken at "Bell- 

 trees," New South Wales. 

 Cacatua sanguinea. Blood-stained Cockatoo. 



cT Typical. 

 Aprosmictus crytJiroptcrus cocciiieopterus. Crimson-winged 

 Parrot. 



cf See former note. Emu, xviii., p. 179. 

 Podargus phalccnoides. Freckled Frogmouth. 



9 9 The species of Podargus are very puzzling; there appear 

 to be two northern races, a large and a small. These examples 

 are very small for females. We now understand "Port Essing- 

 ton" to be the type locality of phalccnoides, which bird Gould 

 states "may be readily distinguished from every other Australian 

 species of Podargus by its small size, by the beautiful, delicate 

 and moth-like painting of its plumage, etc." This is the Freckled 

 Frogmouth (P. phalariioides) of Northern Territory. And who- 

 ever omits it, as a full species, from any Australian list of birds 

 will have to reckon with future ornithologists. 



*The following day, when nearing land, the same species of Petrel 

 was observed in "great numbers." Mr. McLennan- sugrgests it may 

 be the Storm Petrel (Oceanites ocemiicus). Considering: the latitude, 

 I think this is doubtful. It would have been extremely interesting 

 ^nd important to have settled the identification. — A.J.C. 



