26S Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



Iris dark brown ; orbits pale bluish-slate-colour ; cere and 

 base of the bill pale bluish-slate ; top of the cere and termhial 

 part of the mandibles green or greenish-j-ellow ; feet pale 

 yellowish-white or dull yellowish. 



" The Australian Brahminy Kite was seen on several 

 occasions near the coast, perched in the tall casuarina trees. 

 It was not, however, always easy to approach. On the 

 upper Mimika it was scarce^ in fact [ only saw the single 

 specimen which was procured. It has a slow, rather laborious 

 flight, and utters a low-pitched cry." — C. H. B. G. 



Henicopernis longicauda. 



Henicopernis longicauda (Grarn.) ; Salvad. 0. P. i. p. 22 

 (1880), Aggiunte, p. 12 (1889) ; Roths. & Hartert,N.Z. xx. 

 p. 483(1913). 



a. ? . Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 7th Dec. 1912. 

 IC.B.K.-] 



Iris deep lemon ; cere and bill pale pinkish-lavender, tip 

 and culmen sooty ; feet bluish-white. 

 Wing 390 mm. ; tail 305. 



This fine Pern is a welcome addition to the National 

 Collection, where the species was represented by four 

 examples only, viz. : — 



S adult. Waigiu. A. R. Wallace Coll. 

 Immature. S.E. New Guinea. H. 0. Forbes Coll. 

 ? adult. Milne Bay, S.E. New Guinea. C.Hun- 

 stein. 

 Adult. Whitsunday Passage, Queensland, 4th 

 March, 1872. J. T. Cockerell Coll. 

 The only other member of this genus is H. infuscatus 

 Gurney, from New Britain, of which there is a single 

 example in the British Museum. 



? immature. New Britain, May 1878. Rev. 

 George Brown Coll. 



Baza suljcristata reinwardti. 



Baza reinwardti (Miill. & Schl.) ; Sharpe, Cat. i. p. 358 

 (1874) ; Salvad. 0. P. i. p. 26 (1880). 



