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greyish and a rufous phase, and we do not know the changes in 

 plumage which are produced by season and age." 



Concerning the rufous phase, I have never seen it in Victoria, 

 either in immaturity or aduh stage. Still it may yet appear to us. 

 From Derby, in the North-West, I have skins that agree in measure- 

 ments with the well-known form, but they are very rufous. The 

 young bird described below I take to be of the grey phase. In 

 any case it now provides a record of at least one phase of the 

 young of the species. 



Fledgling. — Mounted specimen. National Museum. When 

 killed it was nearly ready to fly. General appearance brownish- 

 grey, as in adult; nuchal collar narrow and indistinct, but quite 

 perceptible ; the band anterior to it is just visible on the lateral 

 parts ; tail bars are brown, and only visible, the whitish ones of 

 the adult not being yet clearly shown ; the outer webs of the 

 longest primaries creamy white when compared with the brown of 

 the adult ; a rufous mark beneath the eyes. 



The blackish markings of the adult, I am disposed to believe, 

 will not be represented without a moult of the present plumage. 



The present example distinctly tends to the brownish grey 

 phase of the species and not to the rufous one, presuming the 

 two phases to be one and the same species. Length of wing, 

 3.4 inches ; tail, 1.5 inches. 



561. Leucosarcia PiCATA, Lath., Wonga-Wonga Pigeon. 



Whittlesea, Victoria, 28/1/00. Field Naturalists' Club of 

 Victoria's excursion. Young, about three weeks from nest, 

 judging by bare forehead and chin. 



The specimen bears a strong resemblance to the adult, though 

 it differs from that described in the British Museum in so far as 

 the centres to some of the flank feathers are clearly marked and 

 similar to the adult. The flank feathers appear in this specimen 

 to be the last to mature, although beneath the wings the coverts 

 are not fully developed. Chin, base of forehead, and around 

 gape bare of feathers ; lores featherless but for a few " blacks " 

 immediately against the eyes ; forehead, upper throat, breast and 

 abdomen creamy white ; a white horseshoe-like mark around 

 the chest, the head of it joining the white of the breast ; flanks 

 creamy white, the feather centres conspicuously marked with 

 black ; under wing coverts white-edged ; crissum fawn ; whole of 

 under surface (except chest), crown, hind-neck, and wings 

 brownish-grey ; rump and tail feathers deep grey ; outer feathers 

 of tail white-tipped ; leg feathers deep brown, edged with cream ; 

 feet coral red ; upper gular area slate ; bill brown ; eyes dark 

 brown. Length of wing, 7 inches; tail, 6.1 inches. 



566. LiPOA OCELLATA, Gld., Mallcc Fowl. 



The chick is born with prominent wing quills, which are more 



