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Ninox strenua (Hieracoglaux strenua). Powerful Owl.— Altliou^'h 

 lliis bird was not seen. I feel sure it was in the thick scrubs, for 1 htu 

 sure I heard it call. .\ i)arllv-calcn jiossuni brouj^lil in si rcnii!;! liens 

 my contention. 



Trichoglossus swainsoni /'. nova:liollan(iicr ;. Hluc-bellied I'arrot. — ■ 

 Not nunnMous ; seen in the open timbered country. 



Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus (Enielipsitta chlorolepidota). Scaly- 

 breasted Lorikeet. — One or two small flocks passed over the camp 

 at sundown. 



Cacatua galerita {Cacaioes galerita). White Cockatoo. — These birds 

 were not numerous. 



Ptistes erythropterus (Aprosmichis erythropterus:. Red-winged 

 Parrot. — Only obser\cd upon one occasion. 



Aprosmictus scapulatus (Alisterus cyanopygius). King Parrot. — 

 These birds were not plentiful. They were generally met with in 

 twos and threes amidst the dense scrub and forest. Most of the birds 

 were in very fme plumage. An occasional immature bird was met 

 with. The following notes are upon skins made by the writer : — 

 (a) (?. — Iris deep gamboge-yellow ; feet blackish, 'inclined to a green 

 tinge ; upper mandible deep coral-red, almost black at tip, lower very 

 dark, almost black, pink at base. (&) $ No. i. — ^Total length, 410 mm. ; 

 wing from body to tip, 290 mm. ; spread, 634 mm. (c) $ No. 2.— 

 Iris deep yellow ; bill dark brown or horn colour, streaked with 

 yellow ; feet mealy black. The call was a low, plaintive one, and they 

 seem remarkably silent for Parrots. They seemed to move with 

 the greatest ease amongst the thickest of the dense tangle of vines 

 and other scrub. These birds were feeding largely upon the seeds 

 of the blood-wood tree {Baloghia lucida). 



Platycercus pennanti (P. elegans). Crimson Parrot. — These beautiful 

 birds were very numerous in the mornings and evenings. They 

 visited the open glades. Alighting upon the ground, 8 or 10 would 

 be seen feeding upon the grass-seeds. They would take hold of a 

 seed-stem, pull it down, then grasp it with the foot near the head 

 and hold it down while the bill was passed over the seed -head to 

 extract the seed. The crops of the birds were much distended with 

 these seeds. Skin made, (^. — Total length, 380 mm. ; wing from 

 body to tip, 230 mm. ; spread, 520 mm. ; iris very dark brown ; bill 

 bluish-white ; feet ashen-grey. During the heat of the day these 

 Parrots kept to the big shady trees in the scrub, and were very quiet, 

 but when feeding morning and evening they were very noisy. 



Podargus strigoides. Tawny Frogmouth. — Both seen and heard 

 during our visit in the mountains. 



Dacelo gigas. Great Brown Kingfisher. — Were fairly plentiful in 

 the open timbered country. No specimen was taken, but there 

 seems little doubt of the species, for they allowed us to approach 

 quite close to them. 



Halcyon sanctus (Sauropatis sancta). Sacred Kingfisher. — This 

 widely-distributed bird was not numerous, an odd one or iwo being 

 found in the open forest near the creek. 



Cacomantis flabelliformis (C. rubricatus). Fan-tailed Cuckoo. — An 

 occasional bird was seen, often mobbed by a number of small birds. 



