86 MATHEWS— Birds of North and North-West Australia. 



for some 25 yards, when it flew up and went away . quite 

 strong. 



19. Histriophaps histrionica alisteri. Northern Flock 



Pigeon. 



Phaps histrionica alisteri (Mathews), Nov. Zool., Vol. 

 XVIII., p. 189. 1912, Parry's Creek, North-west Australia. 



No. 117. Length, 11.9 inches. (12/6/86). Irides and 

 naked skin round the eye, black; bill, black; feet and legs, 

 lilac, tinged on the back of the tarsus and soles of the feet 

 with pink. 



No. 123— Male. . Length, 11.8 inches. (12/6/86). 



No. 124— Male. Length, 11.9 inches. (14/6/86). 



No. 157— Male. Length, 11.6 inches. (20/6/86). 



No. 185— Male. Length, 11.9 inches. (26/6/86). 



Nos. 198, 199— Female. . Length, 11 5 inches. (27/6/86). 



20. Lophophaps ferruginea mungi. Pale Red-plunied Pigeon. 



Lophophaps ferruginea mungi (Mathews), Nov. Zool., Vol. 



XVIII., p. 190. 1912, Mungi, North-west Australia. 



No. 383— Male. Length, 8.7 inches. (9/10/86). 



No. 384— Female. Length, 7.7 inches. (9/10/86). 



No. 385. Length, 7.9 inches. (10/10/86). 



No. 394— Male. Length, 8.1 inches. (12/10/86). 



No. 395— Male. Length, 7.8 inches. (12/10/86). 



No. 396— Female. Length, 7.7. inches. (12/10/86). 



No. 397— Female. Length 7.9 inches. (12/10/86). 



No. 405— Female. Length, 8.1 inches. (14/9/86). 



No. 464— Male. Length, 8.1 inches. (28/10/86). 



No. 470— Male. Length, 7.9 inches. (28/10/86). 



No. 472— Female. Length, 8.1 inches. (29/10/86). 



No. 473— Female. Length, 8 inches. (29/10/86). 



No. 474— Male. Length, 7.8 inches. (29/10/86). 



No. 379— Male. Length, 8.7 inches. (8/10/86). Irides, 

 bright orange, of a redder and more fiery tint next the pupil; 

 eyelid and naked skin round the eye, bright coral red; bill 

 and soft skin round nostrils, black; feet and legs, deep lead, 



