Australian Birds in the Collection of the Linnean Society. 26l 



do not appear to be migratory. To the best of my recollection 

 I have never missed them." 



2. Va mus. Cr.niger; torque nuchali, ptilis, pteromatum strigâ 



longitudinali, dorso imo, uropygio, abdomine, crisso, rectricum- 



que lateralium apicibus albis. 

 Coracias varia. Lath. Ind. Orn. p. 173. no. 22. 

 Cassican de la Nouvelle Guinée. PI. Enl. 628. 

 Pied Roller. Lath. Gen. Hist. iii. p. 86. no. 24. 



The specimen in the Society's collection was found by 

 Mr. Brown at Keppel's Bay, in August 1802. 



3. Streperus. Cr.niger; macula alarum, crisso, caudœque basi 



apiceque albis. 

 Coracias strepera. Lath. Ind. Orn. 173. no. 21. 

 Corvus streperus. Leach, Zool. Misc. vol. ii. pi. 86. 

 White-vented Crow. White s Journ. pi. in p. 251. 

 Grand Calybé. Le Vaill. Ois. de Far. c^'-c. pi. 24. 

 Le Cassican reveilleur. Vieill. Gal. des Ois. pi. lOP. 



" This bird," says Mr. Caley, " is called by the colonists 

 Hircine Magpie. It is very good eating, except the hinder 

 parts, which have a strong goatish smell. It is gregarious. I 

 have known large flocks of these birds come occasionally into 

 the small trees (Gum-wattle) about Government House and 

 elsewhere, and hop about from tree to tree until driven away 

 by being fired at. They may also be seen in large flocks on 

 the new-sown wheat, particularly in the depth of winter." 



Genus. Corvus. Linn, et Auct. 

 1. Co Ro no I DES. Corv. tot us niger subccerulescens, rostro sub- -^ — 



elongate. 



Rostrum 



