collected in Dutch Neio Guinea. 267 



Gould's type of Aquila morplinoides figured in the 'Birds 

 of Australia,' i. pi. 2, is very similar in general appearance 

 to the bird from the Utakwa Eiver described above, having 

 the same tawny underparts, but with narrower shaft-stripes. 

 Gould states that he shot this bird from a nest containing a 

 single Qgg, so that it cannot be in quite young plumage. 



There are two examples of H. morplinoides (Gould) in the 

 British Museum. One, a large bird from Queensland, with 

 the wing measuring 377 mm. ( — 14-9 ins.) is no doubt a 

 female ; the wing of Gould's female type measured 15 inches. 

 The second specimen, a male, from Carnarvon, West 

 Australia, is smaller, the wing measuring 322 mm. ( = 12'7 

 ins.). Both these birds, which are fully adult, have the 

 greater part of the under surface creamy-white or pale buff, 

 the sides of the breast and body being partly tawny-rufous 

 and the thighs more faintly mottled with the same colour. 



The West Australian bird has been separated by Mr. 

 Mathews as " Aquila morplinoides coonganiT It is said to 

 differ from the typical form in having the under surface 

 uniform and the shaft-streaks reduced to thin lines, also in its 

 smaller size. No measurements are given. The specimen 

 described is probably an old male example of H. morplinoides. 



*Haliaetus leucogaster. 



Haliaetus leucogaster (Gmel.) ; Sharpe, Cat. i. p. 307 

 (1874). 



Cuncuma leucogaster van Oort, p. 56 (1909). 

 A male was procured at Merauke. 



Haliastur Indus girrenera. 



Haliastur girrenera (Vieill.) ; Sharpe^ Cat. i. p. 315 

 (1874). 



Haliastur indus girrenera Salvad. 0. P. i. p. 15 (1880); 

 van Oort, p. 56 (1909). 



a, h. S vix ad. et ? . Mouth of the Mimika Eiver, 10th 

 Dec. 1910, and 14th March, 1911. [Nos. 100, 1152, 

 C. IL B. G.] 



c. S' Parimau, Mimika Eiver, 30th Dec. 1910. [No. 



881, r. //. B. r;.] 



