Vol. IX. 

 1909 



] Mathews, On the Birds of North-West Australia, 



ASTUR NOV^-HOLLANDiiE (White Goshawk). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 256, 



Adult male. Parry's Creek, 8/10/08. 



Eyes orange-red ; feet and tarsi yellow ; bill black, cere and 

 corner of mouth yellow. 



Stomach contained remains of a small fresh-water crab. 



This bird looks like a Cockatoo when flying, and does not 

 throw the other birds into confusion like other Hawks. 



Cerchneis cenchroides (Kestrel). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 280. 



Adult male. Parry's Creek, 24/8/08. 



Iris brown, eyelid yellow ; feet and legs yellow ; bill — tip 

 black, base of upper and lower mandibles yellowish-grey, cere 

 pale yellow. 



Several seen between 20 miles and 9 miles of Wyndham, on 

 the big plain. These birds were last seen here on 24th August, 

 when the above specimen was shot. 

 N.INOX OCCIDENTALIS (Western Winking-Owl). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 289. 



Two adult males and three females. Parry's Creek, 9/10/08. 



Eyes yellow ; feet yellow ; bill and cere yellowish-brown, tip 

 and cutting edges brown. 



The stomach contained several grasshoppers and a great many 

 cockchafer-beetles and insects, which were swallowed whole. 



Usually spend the day in a patch of thick foliage, and often 

 call during the day, but not so loudly as at night. 

 Trichoglossus rubritorques (Red-collared Lorikeet). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 303. 



Five males, three females, and one of doubtful sex. Parry's 

 Creek, November, 1908. 



Iris red, with inner ring of brown ; feet and tarsi olive- 

 brown ; bill red. 



The stomach contained fragments of the centres of flowers 

 and stamens of flowers, beetles, and seeds, and gullets of some 

 contained honey. 



Ptilosclera versicolor (Varied Lorikeet). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 306. 



One male and two females. Parry's Creek, November, 1908. 



Iris — male, yellow, skin round eye creamy-white ; female, 

 brown, skin round eye creamy-white ; feet leaden-blue ; bill pale 

 red, with tip and cutting edge of mandibles brown ; cere creamy- 

 white. 



The stomach contained fragments of flowers and gullet was 

 full of honey ; honey ran out of the mouth of one female when 

 shot. 



