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Hill, Oryiilliological Notes, Barclay Expedition. [ 



Kmu 

 St April 



Measurements. cS:c., of birds collected at this camp (28th May) 

 Ptilotis keartlandi — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. Bill. Tail. 



cJ . . 163 . . 80 . . 20 . . 12 . . 66 

 Irides light umber, feet light horn ; bill black, gape yellow. 

 Acanthiza uropygialis — 



Total length. Wing. 



(a) c? (?) . . 100 . . 53 

 Irides cream, feet and bill black. 



Total length. Wing. 



(b) ^ .. 115 .. 54 



Irides chestnut, feet and bill black. 



Rump and upper tail coverts earthy-brown (not chestnut, as in a). 

 Under tail coverts and flanks pale sandy-buff, abdomen white, in 

 both specimens. Fairly numerous on level country. 



Lophophaps leueogaster — 



Total length. 



Wing. 



Tarsus. 



Bill. 



$ . . 217 . . I 10 . . 20 



Irides orange, feet dark purple, bill dark 

 Crop contents, seeds of porcupine-grass. 

 Oreoica cristata — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. 



? .. 219 .. 103 .. 25 



Irides dark orange, feet grey, bill light horn 



Irides pale straw, feet light horn ; bill — upper mandible black, 

 sometimes with red tip, lower mandible red. 

 Found on rocky hillsides. 



Ptilotis sonora — 



Total length. Wing 



S ■■ 198 .. 93 

 Irides dark umber, feet grey 



Tarsus. 

 •• 23.5 



bill black, 

 Crop contents, Formicidcs (ants). 



Petroeca picata — 



Total length. Wing. Tarsus. 



? .. 158 .. 90 .. 21 . 



Irides dark umber, feet and bill black. 

 Filar ia, sp., found in orbits. 



Bill. Tail 



. . 17 .. 85 



gape yellow. 



Bill. 



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