MATHEWS — Birds of the Cairns District, Queensland 19 



97. Microcarbo melanoleucos. Little Cormorant. 

 Nos. 1G3-164. Barron River. August 25, 1884. 

 Length 23.5 inches. Common. 



101. Pelecanus conspicillatus conspicillatus. Eastern 

 Pelican. 



Common. 

 103. Astur clarus cooktowni. Northern Grey Goshawk. 



7$ 7 — Male. — Barron River, September 4, 1884. 



Length 16.75 inches. Irides brown, eyelid yellow; cere 

 ydlow, orange on top; legs and feet yellow. 



103. Astur novjehollandle alboides. Northern White Gos- 



hawk. 

 No. 8 — Female. — Dry, Creek, October 14, 1884. 

 Length 18.5 inches. Irides dull orange, cere bright 

 yellow; feet the same, but not so vivid. 



104. Accipiter cirrocephaluscirro^ephalus. Collared 



Sparrow-Hawk. 



No. 9— Male.— Gordan's Camp, October 15, 1884. 



Length 12.25 inches. Irides yellow; legs yellow. 



The specimen obtained had caught a small bird close to 

 the cam]). It flew in the scrub; some time afterwards it again 

 appeared, and went into a tree and was easily shot. Seen 

 about Cairns and Herberton. 



105. Euroaetus audax audax. Wedge-tailed Eagle. 



Observed on two occasions on the tablelands over the 

 Cairns-Herberton Range, which is about 2,000 feet above sea- 

 level. 



107. Cuncuma leucogaster. White-bellied Sea-Eagle. 



No. 1 — Male (immature). — Peterson's Pocket, December 2, 

 1884. 



Length 31.5 inches, from tip to tip of wing 6 feet 8 

 inches. 



Frequently seen round Cairns and on the Barron River. 

 The one obtained was 'sitting on a tree about fifty yards from 

 the camp and its sharp cry called attention to it. 



