242 Hill, Ornithological Notes, Barclay Expedition. [,sf ApHi 



Ocyphaps lophotes— 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



330 .. 160 .. 26 .. 15 .. 135 



Iridcs deep orange, feet and around eye dark coral pink. 

 Calyptorhynchus stellatus — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



$ .. 546 .. 380 .. t8 .. 53 .. 260 



Measurements of birds collected at Simpson's Gap, near Alice 

 Springs (1/5/11), on rocky hillsides : — 



Amytornis textilis — 



Total length. Wing. Tansus. Bill. Tail. 



c? •• 177 •• 59 •• 24.5 ..13 ..85 

 (J .. 163 .. 59 .. 22.5 ..II ..79 

 ? .. 165 .. 59 .. 24.5 .. 12.5 .. 83 



Irides light umber, feet and bill dark horn. 



Crop contents — seeds of acacia, seeds of Triodia, sp., and sand. 



Birds identified at Hugh River, Macdonnell Ranges, 4th May, 

 iqii : — -Singing Honey-eater {Ptilotis sonora). Spiny-cheeked 

 Honey-eater {Acanthogenys nifigularis). Pipit {Anthiis aiistralis). 

 White-fronted Heron {Notophoyx novcB-hollandice), Black-fronted 

 Dottrel {Mgialitis melanops). Black-tailed Native-Hen {Micro- 

 trihonyx ventralis). Black-throated Grebe {Podicipes novce- 

 hollandice), Wood-Duck {Chenonetta jtihata). Pink-eared Duck 

 {Malacorhynchus membranaceus), Pied Robin {Petraca picata). 

 Chestnut-eared Finch [Tceniopygia castanotis). Crested Pigeon 

 {Ocyphaps lophotes). Bronze-winged Pigeon {Phaps chalcoptera). 



Measurements of birds collected at Hugh River : — 



Malacorhynchus membranaceus — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



(J . . 410 . . 192 . . 38 . . 68 . . 82 



? .. 397 .. 188 .. 30 .. 65 .. 71 



Irides light umber, feet dark grey ; bill dark horn, whitish tip to 

 lower mandible. 



Birds identified 15 miles west of Hugh River, on stony ridges, 

 near foot of Macdonnell Ranges : — White-backed Magpie 

 {Gymnorhina leuconota), Redthroat {Pyrrholcemus bnmnea), 

 Bell-Bird {Oreoica cristata). Square-tailed Cuckoo [Cacomantis 



flabelliformis). 



Measurements of birds collected at Cumming's Camp, EUery's 

 Creek, Macdonnell Ranges (55 miles west of Alice Springs, approxi- 

 mately) (7/5/11): — 



Irides dark umber, feet grey ; bill — male black, female light horn. 



