collected in Dutch Nevo Guinea. 279 



Dupetor flavicoUis gouldi. 



Duipetor gouldii^ow^i^?); Sharpe, Cat. xxvi. p. 249 (1898). 



Dupetor flavicoUis goiddi van Oort, p. 54 (1909) ; id. 

 Notes, xxxii. p. 79 (1910) ; Roths. &Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 481 

 (1913) ; Mathews, Birds Austr. iii. p. 479, pi. 198 (1914). 



a. ? . Mouth of the Mimika River, 16th Dec. 1910. 

 [No. 154, C.H.B.G^ 



b. S- Parimaii, Mimika River, 29th Aug. 1910. [No. 

 .37, a H. B. G.] 



c. ? . Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 5th Dec. 1912. 

 [C.B.K.'] 



Iris pale yellow ; orbital skin dusky ; upper mandible 

 brownish-black, lower mandible greenish-horn-colour ; feet 

 dusky. 



None of these birds appear to be fully adult. All have the 

 underparts dark greyish-brown with smoky or pale buff 

 fringes to the feathers of the belly. In specimen a, the 

 least wing-coverts have buff margins, but in h and c there is 

 only a trace of these, the pale edges of the feathers having 

 been nearly worn off, especially in c. 



" The Yellow-necked Bittern was very scarce up the rivers, 

 but several were observed near the coast. It mio-ht be seen 

 standing by the edge of the water or perched on some low 

 branch of the mangrove trees. When alarmed it has a 

 peculiar habit of raising its crest and, at the same time, 

 uttering a hoarse note." — C. H. B. G. 



Family (EDICNEMID^. 



Esacus magnirostris. 



Orthorhamphus magnirostris (Vieill.j ; Sharpe, Cat. xxiv. 

 p. 22 (1896). 



a,h. S- Mouth of the Mimika River, 14th & 25th March, 

 1911. [Nos. 1151, 1286, C.H.B. G.] 



Iris yellow ; eyelid greenish ; bill black, dirty yellow at 

 the base ; feet yellowish-stone-colour. 



" Only two examples of the Australian Thick-knee were 

 met with. They were exceedingly wild and difficult to 



