242 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



Messrs. Rothschild and Hartert [N. Z. vlii. p. 77 (1901)] 

 restricted the name EurTiyncTius alecto Lesson to the small 

 race from the Western Papuan Islands. Suhsequently 

 Mr. Mathews [N. Z. xviii. p. 261 (1912)] restricted the 

 name Psittacus aterrimus Gmel. from ' New Holland ' to the 

 bird found on the Island of Salawatti on which the name 

 Solenoglossus aterrimus alecto (Less.) had already been 

 bestowed, and renamed the Queensland bird Solenoglossus 

 aterrimus macgillivrayi, but, as shown, this is a pure synonym 

 of S. aterrimus (Gmel.). 



For the New Guinea bird, the largest of the three races, 

 the name Psittacus goliath Kuhl seems to be the oldest 

 available. 



The supposed new form from Humboldt Bay named 

 Af. a. stenolopJius by Dr. van Oort appears to be based on 

 examples with the crest-feathers worn. We have such a 

 specimen from his type-locality in the collection. 



"The New Guinea Black Cockatoo was a common bird 

 everywhere, and usually seen singly, but sometimes in pairs. 

 It has a slow and graceful flight. Its call is a beautiful 

 clear whistle, often in a descending scale. As a rule it 

 perches on the tallest trees, and, though tame, is usually out 

 of shot."— C. B. B. G. 



Cacatua triton. 



Cacatua triton (Temm.) ; Salvad. Cat. xx. p. 118 (1891) ; 

 Ogilvie-Grant, P. & P. p. 288 (1912) ; id. Ibis, 1913, 

 p. 99 ; Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 486 (1913). 



Cacatua galeritus triton van Oort, p. 70 (1909). 



a, 5. c?. Upper Mimika River, 4th Feb. 1911. [W. G., 

 & No. 1025, G. C. S.] 



c-e. ($ ? . Parimau, Mimika River, 2nd & 18th Sept. and 

 15th Nov. 1910. [Nos. 104, 209, C. H. B. G, ; & 1516, 

 G. C. S.] 



f,g.^. Wataikwa River, 18th Sept. & 20th Oct. 1910. 

 [Nos. 1184, 1402, G. C. S.] 



h. (?. Iwaka River, 27th Jan. 1911. [No. 928, C. IT. 

 B. G.] 



