318 Mr; W. R. Ogllvie-arant on Birds 



several shots at them sitting on very small trees, the birds 

 merely turning their heads this way and that before they 

 reluctantly took flight. 



" When seen crossing rivers the flight is strong, straight, 

 and heavy." [CH, B. G.] 



*Groura coronata. 



Goura coronata (Linn.); Salvad. Cat. xxi. p. 620 (1893); 

 van Oort, p. 62 (1909). 



A female of this Crown-Pigeon was procured at Etna Bay. 



Family TURNICIDZE. 

 *Tuniix maculosus. 



Turnix maculosus (Temni.) ; Ogilvie-Grrant, Cat. xxii. 

 p. 546 (1893); van Oort, p. 57 (1909). 

 Obtained at Merauke. 



Family PHASIANID.E. 



*Anurophasis monorthonyx. 



Anuropliasis monortJioni/.v van Oort^ Notes, xxxii. p. 212 

 (1910). 



This remarkable Game-bird was obtained by Dr. H. A. 

 Lorentz at an elevation o£ about 12,500 ft. during his famous 

 ascent of Wilhelmina Peak in the Snow Mountains. He 

 says it was met with in stony ground " covered with rocks 

 or thickly grown over with shrubs of hard tough wood, 

 through which it was well-nigh impossible to force a way. 

 On the unprotected plain blew a cold icy v\-ind which made 

 us feel far from comfortable. 



" In this desolate wilderness I unexpectedly saw two 

 Partridges fly up, one of which I had the good fortune to 

 bag.'^ 



Unfortunately the WoUaston Expedition did not come 

 across this Partridge during the ascent of Mount Carstensz, 

 but Mr. Wollaston observed Grouse-like droppings at an 

 elevation of about 10,000 ft., which he had little doubt 

 indicated the presence of this species. 



