] 10 Mr. G. M. Mathews on the 



vol. xviii. 1913, p. 253 : Parry's Creek^ North-west 

 Australia. 



Not common. 



76. Pandion haliaetus cristatus. White-lieaded Osprey. 

 Buteo cristatus Vieillot^ Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. vol. iv. 



]816, p. 481 : Tasmania. 



This species is fairly numerous^ but only on Apsley 

 Straits. 



77. Spiloglaux boohook melvillensis. Red Boobook Owl. 

 Ninooo boobooh melvillensis Mathews, Austral Av. Ree. 



vol. i. 1912, p. 34 : Melville Island. 



This bird seems rare in the Island ; it is sometimes seen 

 in daytime. 



78. Tyto novsehollandiae melvillensis. Northern Chestnut- 

 faced Owl. 



Tyto nov<shollandi<2 melvillensis Mathews, Austral Av. 

 Rec. vol. i. 1912, p. 35 : Melville Island. 



Seen on both sides of the Island. Their strange call is 

 often heard at night. 



79. Trichoglossus ruhritorquis. Red-collared Lorikeet. 

 Trichoylossus rubritorquis Vigors and Horsfield, Trans. 



Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xv. 1826, p. 291 : North-west Australia. 

 This species is very numerous, and is found in all the 

 trees that are in full bloom. It eats the flowers of the 

 trees as well as the honey. 



80. Psittenteles versicolor mellori. Northern Varied Lori- 

 keet. 



Trichoglossus versicolor mellorH Mathews, Nov. Zool. 

 vol. xviii. 1912, p. 259 : South Alligator, Northern 

 Territory. 



This bird was very common while the trees were in bloom 

 in November, but went away when the trees finished 

 flowering, returning again when the Paper-bark trees bloomed 

 in February, but not in such numbers as previously. None 

 were found on the north side. 



