the Birds of North Queensland. 
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white, of the usual Pigeon type, is in form a slightly swollen 
oval, and measures 34x27 mm., whilst another collected 
on October 26th is 36 x 26 mm., being slightly more elongate 
in shape. 
99. Myristiciyora spilorrhoa (G. R. Gr.); Salvad. t. c. 
p. 231. 
“ Abundant at Cooktown during the winter months; 
breeding in enormous multitudes on the outlying islands of 
the Barrier Reef, some eight or nine miles from the mainland. 
In the early morning they wend their way to their feeding- 
grounds in the scrubs, sometimes flying as great a distance 
as 40 miles, and return to roost on the islands at night. They 
feed principally on a species of nutmeg ( Myristica insipida ), 
of which I have found as many as eight or nine fruits in the 
crop. Iris dark brown; feet bluish slate; bill greenish 
yellow ” (Olive). 
100. tCoLUMBA NORFOLCIENSIS Lath. 
Columba leucomela Salvad. t. c. p. 320. 
A single male was shot on Mt. Bellenden Ker, where the 
species occurs in flocks. Mr. Olive did not meet with it in 
the low country. “ Iris yellowish red; feet red; bill red; 
the orbital skin also red ” [Olive). 
101. Macropygia phasianella (Temm.); Salvad. t. c. 
p. 349. 
Four specimens from Cooktown and three from Mt. Bellenden 
Ker. 
These specimens seem rather small in dimensions, with the 
occiput in the adult male very much greyer than in specimens 
from Southern Australia. When a larger series of properly 
sexed specimens from definite localities is available, it will 
probably be possible to separate the North Queensland bird 
(subspecifically at least) from the form inhabiting New South 
Wales and South Australia. 
The males sent by Mr. Olive seem certainly to approach 
M. cinereiceps Tristr., from the Louisiades and Southern 
New Guinea. 
