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the Birds of North Queensland. 
The present bird, however, is fully equal in size to average 
specimens of H. connivens , having the wing 311 and the tail 
191 mm. 
“ Scarce and shy : the specimen sent was shot roosting on 
the limb of a tree during the day. Iris yellow ; feet yellow ; 
bill yellow, with a black tip. A rat and some insects were 
in the stomach, and the orbital cavity was infested with a 
species of Entozoon ” [Olive). 
15. ^Spiloglaux ocellata (Hombr. & Jacq.). 
Ninox ocellata Sharpe, t. c. p. 170. 
The two specimens sent agree well with one collected by 
Everett in Savu. 
“ Scarce and shy, spending the day in hollow trees. Iris 
yellow ; feet whitish ; bill black ” [Olive). 
16. fSPILOGLAUX lurida (De Vis). 
Ninox lurida De Vis, Rep. Sci. Exped. N.E. Queensland, 
p. 31 (1889 ); North, Cat. Birds Austral. Mus., Striges (2nd 
ed.) p. 16 (1898). 
A single female of this species was shot on Dec. 12th 
at the foot of Bellenden Ker. It is apparently quite distinct 
from Spiloglaux hoobooh , from which it is at once distinguished 
by its very much smaller size. Wing 211, tail 128 mm. 
“"Apparently fairly common, judging by the noise they 
make at night, but very difficult to obtain. The present 
specimen was one of four which were found perched on one 
tree. Iris yellow; feet whitish horn ; bill black, the culmen 
bluish slate. The stomach contained insects” [Olive). 
17. Strepera graculina (White); Sharpe, Cat. Birds 
Brit. Mus. iii. p. 57 (1877). 
At Cooktown this species occurs only during the three 
winter months, but in the higher ranges round Cairns it is 
apparently found throughout the year, as specimens were shot 
on the summit of Mount Bellenden Ker at the commence¬ 
ment of December. 
All the specimens sent are somewhat smaller than 
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