28 J5IRDS OF THE CENTRAL PART OF QUUEEXSLAND. 



The above four fruit pigeons I only met with on the Ber- 

 seker Mountains in July, the last mentioned in flocks of 

 about five or six individuals. No doubt at times they 

 occur in scrubs in the valley of the Fitzroy. 



Chalcophaps chrysochlora, Wagl. The Small Green Scrub 

 Pigeon was met with on Black Gin Creek. 



Leucosarcia picata, Lath. The Wonga. I shot this both 

 along the Fitzroy and on the Berserkers, but it occurred in 

 very large numbers at Springsure. 



Phaps chalcoptera. Lath. The Bronze Wing, generally dis- 

 tributed in the district, and shot by me as far west as 

 Barcaldine. 



Geophaps scripta, Tenim. The Squatter, occurred along the 

 Fitzroy, and very plentifully at Barcaldine. 



Ocyphaps lopJwtes, Temm. The Crested Pigeon, occurred only 

 at Baicaldine, where it was a common bird. 



Geopelia tranquilla, Gld. The Peaceful Dove was common 

 throughout the district as far west as Barcaldine. 



Geopelia placida, Gld. The Spotted Peaceful Dove was only 

 met with at Barcaldine. 



Macropygia phasianella, Temm. The Pheasant-tailed Pigeon. 

 This scrub pigeon was only met with in the scrubby 

 gullies of the Berserkers. 



Scrub Turkey — -Talegalhts Lathami, Gray. The Scrub Turkey; 



plentiful throughout the district in localities usually fre- 

 quented by these birds. 



Quails — Turnix melanotic. The Quail. On the banks of the 



Upper Fitzroy, in the long grass. 

 Synoicus australis, Lath. The Swamp Quail. This is a 



common bird in long grassy swamps, and was met 



with in the Upper Fitzroy, and at Springsure and 



Barcaldine also. 

 Emu — Dromaius novce-hollandiae, Lath. The Emu. Was 



noticed at Springsure arid at Barcaldine. 



