l86 Macgii.i.ivkav, Noll's on Some N. Queensland Birds, [.^j "']',,,, 



Struthidea cinerea. Grey Jumper ^Apostle Bird). — First met with 

 near Granada, on the Leichhardt River, where a flock of about 30 

 was disturbed and a specimen obtained. They were common 

 thence onwards 



$, irides brown, with yellow outer ring ; bill and legs black. 

 Gizzard contained grasshoppers, seeds, and coarse sand. A number 

 of parasites were found under the skin of the head and neck. 



Descriptions of Two New Eggs. 



By Henry L. White, R.A.O.U. Belltrees (N.S.W.) 



Neositta leucoptera, Gould {subleucoptera, Mathews). 



Type. — Eggs two in number, roundish in shape, somewhat 

 pointed towards one end ; surface smooth and slightly glossy. 

 Ground colour a very delicate greyish-white, over which are well- 

 scattered blotches and spots of slaty-lilac and light and dark 

 umber. 



Dimensions in inches : — {a) 0.64 x 0.49 ; (b) 0.64 x 0.48. 



Birds, together with the eggs, were collected for me by Mr. H. G. 

 Barnard, on the Macarthur River, Northern Territory, on 22nd 

 September, 1913. 



Co-type. — Eggs two in number, rather roundish-oval in shape, 

 but decidedly more pointed at the one end than in the case of the 

 type specimens. The markings are more confluent, and confined 

 chiefly to the larger apex of each egg, where they form a well- 

 defined zone. 



Dimensions in inches : — (a) 0.67 x 0.50 ; (/>) 0.66 x 0.50. 



Taken in same locality by Mr. H. G. Barnard, on 14th October, 

 191 3. The nests were beautifully finished, cup-shaped, and 

 composed of pieces of bark and cobweb neatly woven into the 

 forks of Coolibah saplings, and placed about 10 feet up from the 

 ground. 

 Pezoporus flaviventris, North. 



Type. — Eggs three in number, roundish in shape, surface of shell 

 very fine and smooth and possessing very little gloss. Colour pure 

 white. 



Dimensions in inches : — (a) 1.06 x 0.87; (b) 1.05 x 0.88; (c) 

 1.08 X 0.87. 



Collected by Mr. F. Lawson Whitlock, at Wilson's Inlet, South- 

 West Australia, on 20th November, 1913. Nest consisted of a 

 hollow under the lee of a prickly shrub, growing on a low ridge in 

 a huge flat. Female flushed from nest. Eggs fresh. 



Broinowski's "Birds of Australia." — This work, complete, in 

 parts, unbound, price £5. Apply Editors, The Efmi. 



