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several nests containing eggs or young birds were found during 

 our stay.] 



No. 51. Geopelia humeralis (Barred-shouldered Dove). 



Columb't humeralis, Temm., Trans. Linn. Soc, vol. XIII. , p. 

 128 (1821). 



Geopelia humeralis, Gould, Bds. Austr., foL, vol. V., pi. 72 

 {1848); Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vol. II., 2nd series, 

 p. 171 (1887); Salvad.. Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. XXL, p. 455 

 (1893). 



Erythrauchena humeralis, North, Nests and Eggs Austr. Bds., 

 p. 277 (1889). 



An adult male and female. Camp about five miles from the 

 junction of the Fitzroy and Margaret Rivers. Similar to 

 examples from Eastern Australia. 



[Among the dense timber along the banks of the Fitzroy River 

 these birds were very numerous, but they were never seen far 

 irom water. They were always found in pairs, and several of 

 their nests containing young were found on the Bauhinia-trees 

 aiear the river.] 



No. 52. Geopelia cuneata (Little Turtle-dove). 



'Columha cuneata, Lath., Ind. Orn. Suppl., p. 61 (1801). 



Geopelia cuneata, Gould, Bds. Austr., foL, vol. V., pi. 74 

 <1848); Sturt, Exped. Centr. Austr., vol. IL, App., 44 (1849); 

 Salvad., Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. XXL, p. 462 (1893) ; North 

 and Keartl., Rep. Horn Sci. Exp. Centr. Austr., part IL, ZooL, 

 p. 101 (1896). 



Stictopelia cuneata, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vol. L, 

 2nd series, p. 1,095 (1886) ; North, Nests and Eggs Austr. Bds., 

 p. 279 (1889). 



One adult male. Camp about five miles from the junction of 

 the Fitzroy and Margaret Rivers. Two eggs taken from a frail 

 nest of twigs are true ellipses in form, pure white, and measure 

 (A) 0-79 X 0-6 inch, (B) 0-78 x 0-6 inch. 



[Near Cue a few of these Doves were seen ; but, afterwards, in 

 the timbered country beyond Lake Way, they were disturbed in 

 hundreds as the caravan passed along. They were found wherever 

 water existed, and appeared to drink frequently. At the 

 Fitzroy River several nests were found containing eggs or young. 

 The nest, a very frail structure, is usually placed on the 

 ihorizontal branch of a Bauhinia-tree, and consists of a few small 

 twigs or grass-stems, so loosely thrown together that the eggs 

 anay be seen from beneath, and so flat on top that it is a difficult 

 anatter to bend the limb without causing the eggs to fall.] 



