74 MATHEWS— Birds of North and North-West Australit 



No.,137— 9 . Length, 8.G inches (16/6/86). 



Irides, crimson; bill and feet black. 



No. 139— 2 . Length, 9.1 inches (16/6/86). 



No. 157— $ . Length 10 inches (19/6/86). 



No. 271— 3 . Length, 10.4 (17/7/86). 

 l.'il. Eurostopodus Argus Harterti. Northern Spotted 

 Nightjar. 



Eurostopodus argus harterti (Mathews). Nov. Zool., Vol. 

 XVJJL, p. 291, 1912. Northern Territory. 



No. 240—5. Length. 12i i nc hes (11/5/86). 



Irides, dark brown, with a large black pupil; eyelids, 

 fleshy brown; bill and feet, brown. This bird was shot on 

 board the S.S. Menmuir, about five miles from Point Torment. 

 It was flying round the ship for some time, it was quite light, 

 being about 6.30 a.m. 



No. 165—9. Lenglh 11.9 inches 21/6/86). 



In the evening these birds fly about, keeping low, and by 

 the tdge of the lagoon. 



No. 190— 9 . Length, 11.6 inches 26/6/86). 

 No. 351— 9 . Length, 11.5 inches (1/8/86). 



Common in the evenings. They stay during the day in 

 small hollows in the ground, and are with difficulty distin- 

 guished. On the wing their flight is noiseless and quick, par- 

 ticularly in their sharp turns. 



No. 368—9. Length, 11.6 inches (3/8/06). 



No. 382—2. Length, 12.3 inches (7/8/86). 



No. 387— 9. Length, 12.2 inches (10/10/86). 



No. 519— S . Length, 12. inches (5/11/86). 

 154. Cuculus Optatus. Oriental Cuckoo. 



Cuculus optatus (Gould). Proe. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1845, p. 

 18. Port Essington, Northern Territory. 



No. 10—8/5/86, Palmerston). 



Eye, yellow, bill, olive; lower mandible, lighter; feet, olive 

 green. 



No. 126— S. Length, (14/6/86). 



irides, dark brown: eyelid, yellow; bill, brown; olive at 

 ihe base of the lower mandible; gape yellow; feet, olive brown. 



