THE 



South Australian Ornithologist. 



Vol. II.J APRIL, 1915. [Part 2. 



Birds of the Cairns District, Queensland. 



From Notes and Skins made by the late Ca.pt. T. H. 

 Bowyer-Bower. 



No. 2. 

 By Gregory M. Mathews, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., M.B.O.U. 



108. Haliastur sphenurus. Whistling Eagle. 



No. 165. 



Common. As many as thirty have been seen rising from 

 a flat, surrounded by mangrove, which was covered by water 

 at high tide. 

 108. Milvus korschun affinis. Allied Kite. 



No. 10 — Female. — Scrubby Creek, January 1, 1885. 



Length 21 inches. Irides brown; bill horn-colour; cere 

 and feet yellow. 



Common at certain seasons. They were coming about in 

 January. Seen flying about the streets of Herberton. 

 110. Baza subcristata. Crested Hawk. 



No. 11 — Barron River, September 18, 1884. 



Seen flying in pairs. Not common. 

 110. Falco longipennis longipennis. Little Falcon. 



No. 4 — Male. — Barron River, August 20, 1884. 



Shot from a dead tree, where it had apparently settled for 

 the night. 

 112. Ieracidea berigora berigora. Striped Brown Hawk. 



No. 5. ? Barron River, August, 1884. 



No. 6— Male.— Cairns. June 30, 1884. 



Irides brown, cere bluish horn-colour. 



Common both on the sea-coast and inland. 



