Vol. IX. 



1909 



1 Mathews, Birds of the Alexandra District, N.T. 6? 



12. NoTOPHOYX NOV.'E-HOLLANDI^ (White- fronted Heron). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 204. 



Male and female. 3/2/06. 



Eyes pale yellow-grey ; feet pale )*ellow ; bill black. 



13. NOTOPHOYX PACIFICA (White-necked Heron). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 205. 

 Male. 21/7/06. 



Eyes pale yellow ; feet dark olive ; bill black ; in front of and 

 above the eye pale green-yellow. 



14. Nycticorax caledonicus (Night- Heron). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 210. 



Immature male. 16/6/06. 



Eyes bright lemon-yellow ; feet pale green ; bill black above, 

 greenish-yellow below. 



[Food, small crabs. This and other water birds were all very 

 poor in condition about this time.] 



15. ASTUR FASCIATUS (Goshawk). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 258. 

 Immature male. February, 1906. 

 Eyes pale yellow ; feet dark-brown ; bill bluish-brown. 



16. Uroaetus AUDAX (Wedge-tailed Eagle). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 262. 

 Male. 30/6/06. 

 Eyes yellowish-brown ; feet whitish; bill grey, to blue at tip. 



17. MiLVUS AFFINIS (Kite). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 268. 



Male. 28/6/06. 



Eyes golden-yellow ; feet bright yellow ; bill dark blue. 



18. Hieracidea orientalis (Brown Hawk). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 279. 



Female. 3/4/06. 



Eyes dark brown ; feet whitish ; bill dark indigo. 



Immature female. February, 1906. 



Eyes blue ; feet bright blue, legs grey ; bill blue-grey. 



19. Calyptorhynchus macrorhynchus (Great-billed Cocka- 



too). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 316. 

 Male. Upper Playford River, 19/3/06. 

 Female. Alexandra Springs. February, 1906. 

 Feet black ; bill grey-blue. 



[Native name, " Gundina." These birds come over in flocks 

 of from three to twelve after rain.] 



