Vol. II. 

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J Hall, Noics on Bird- Ski us from A'. IV. Australia. 6 L 



[On 31st December a flock came to my camp and fed about 

 the fireplace. These birds fly differently to most pigeons, giving 

 a few very quick, strong strokes with their wings, and then they 

 seem to be able to sail 150 yards without the slightest motion of 

 their wings. On 23rd July I found a nest with one egg in it. 

 Revisited it on 26th, and observed two eggs. The nest was 

 simply a hollow between two spinifex bushes, and between two 

 stones within them. There were a few spinifex leaves (parts of 

 twigs) to keep the eggs off the stones. While travelling (4/5/00) 

 through spinifex on the top of a hill one of this species flew 

 from a bunch of spinifex, and struggled as if wounded, thus 

 adopting the lure of many other birds. Upon examination of 

 the place I found two eggs, one of which was broken. This 

 resulted by the mother bird leaving the nest hastily. I followed 

 the bird, and allowed it to lead me 200 yards away, when she 

 flew away. The eggs contained chicks.] 



82. OCYPHAPS LOPHOTES (Temminck), Crested Pigeon. 



Ocyphaps lophotes, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. v., pi. 70 (1848) ; 

 Salvador!, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxi., p. 535 (1893). 



Nestling, 5/10/01. Chin and centre of upper portion of throat 

 bare of feathers or down. 



[Irides pale grey ; bill, tip white, balance leaden ; legs and feet 

 pale pink.] 



[On 8/10/00 1 found two eggs.] 



83. Geopelia tranquilla (Gould), Peaceful Dove. 



Geopelia iraiiqitilla, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. v., pi. 73 (1845) ; 

 Salvador], Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xxi., p. 456 (1893). 



One adult male, 1/7/01. 



[Nest found 3/1/99, containing two fresh eggs.] 



84. Calyptorhynchus macrorhynchus (Gould), Great-billed 



Cockatoo. 



Calyptorhynchus macrorhynchus, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. v., pi. 8 

 (1848) ; Salvador!, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xx., p. 110(1891). 



Young female, 4/ 10/01. 



[To-day (8/5/00) I watched certain individual birds feeding 

 upon the seed-pods of a species of acacia. One cracks the 

 fruits on a branch, eats the seed, and nipping off the branch 

 allows it to fall to the ground. Mr. Gould says this is pure 

 mischief, but I am inclined to think it is to prevent going over 

 the same area a second time. Nearly every twig with a bitten 

 pod is clipped off. However, this does not always apply to the 

 trees upon which they feed, because some are dropped to the 

 ground which bear neither fruit nor grub. That seems like 

 mischief. When feeding upon the chestnut-tree branches as 

 thick as a man's little finger are bitten through without any 

 apparent effort. A branch when severed is held in the bill, 



