MATHEWS — Birds of the Cairns District, Queensland. 61 



Length 11.75 inches. Irides brown, space round the eye 

 red. 



307. Sphecotheres flaviventris audoni. Allied Yellow- 

 bellied Fig-Bird. 



Nos. 83 & 85— Female.— Cairns, June 11 & 25, 1884. 



No. 84 — Female. — Peterson's Pocket, December 29, 1884. 



Length 11.12 inches. Irides brown, space round eye 

 bluish. 



307. Dicruropsis bracteatus bracteatus. Spangled Drongo. 

 Nos. 32 & 34. Cairns, June 17 & 9, 1884. 



No. 33. Cordan's Camp, October 19, 1884. 

 Length 12.5 inches to 11.87 inches. 



308. Metallopsar metallicus purptjrascens. Shining Star- 



ling. 



Nos. 86-88. Barron River, August and September, 1884. 



Length 9.5 inches. Irides red. Common; their peculiar 

 long nests were very plentiful. 



309. Scexopoetes dentirostris. Tooth-billed Bower-Bird. 



Nos. 75-77 — Male & Female. — Peterson's Pocket and Bar- 

 ron River, December and August, 1884. 



Length 11.62 inches. Irides brown, nearly black; legs 

 blue lead-colour. • 



310. Tilurcebus melanotus maculostts. Spotted Cat-Bird. 

 Nos. 70 & 71 — Male. — Barron River, August 22, 1884. 

 No. 72— Male.— Dry Creek, October 14, 1884. 



No. 73 — Male.— Barron River, July 16, 1884. 



No. 74. Gordan's Camp, October 19, 1884. 



Length 12.75 inches. Irides brown; bill yellowish white; 

 legs blue. 



312. Ptiloris paradisea Victoria. Lesser Rifle-Bird. 

 No. 108 — Male. — Gordan's Camp, October 8, 1884. 

 No. 109 — Female. — Barron River, July 21, 1884. 

 No. Ill — Female. — Barron River, August 20, 1884. 

 Length 10.12 — 10.75 inches. Irides brown; legs black. 



