collected in Dutch New Guinea. 325 



Mr. Claude Grant writes : — "The Black Brush-Turkey was 

 plentiful everywhere except in the mangrove-swamps and on 

 the mountains. The uesting-mounds of this species were 

 common objects in the jungle. It is a somewhat shy bird 

 and an active runner, seldom flying, but when once on the 

 M'ing its flight is straight and swift. The call, which is 

 repeated at intervals, is a loud ' chu, chu, chu, cha,-" and may 

 be heard everywhere, especially in the early morning." 



Two eggs were brought in by the natives of Wakatimi, 

 Mimika River, on the 4th March, 1911. 



They are of the usual long oval shape and of a uniform 

 brownish-buff colour with a pinkish tinge. They measure 

 respectively 99 x 61, 99 x 59 mm. 



The egg of this species is new to the British Museum. 

 Rosenberg had previously found eggs and described them. 



*^pypodius arfakianus. 



^pypodius arfakianus (Salvad.) ; Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. xxii. 

 p. 470 (1893) ; Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 477 (1913). 



A young example of this Brush-Turkey was procured on 

 the Utakwa River in September. 



Family CASUARIIDJi]. 



Casuarius claudii. (PI. VIII.) 



Casuarius claudii Oglivie-Grant, Bull. B. 0. C. xxix. p. 25 

 (1911) ; Rothschild, t. c. p. 52 (1911) ; Ogilvie-Grant, 

 P. & P. p. 298 (1912) ; id. Ibis, 1913, p. 108 ; Rothschild, 

 Bull. B. 0. C. xxxiii. p. 35 (1913) ; Wollaston, t. c. p. 35 

 (1913) ; Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. xx. p. 476 (1913). 



a. (J (mounted). Iwaka River, 25th Jan. 1911. [No. 918, 

 C. H. B. G.~\ [ Type of the species. '\ 



The type-example of this fine species was discovered by 

 Mr. Claude Grant on the Iwaka River during the B. 0. U. 

 Expedition, and has been named in honour of him. The 

 description is as follows : — 



Adult male. Most nearly allied to C. papuanus Schleg. and 

 C. edwardsi Oustal., but at once distinguished from both by 

 having the occiput and sides of the face entirely black like 



