the Birds of North Queensland. 651 
113. *)■ Heteropygia acuminata (Horsf.) ; Sharpe, t. c. 
p. 566. 
One male from Bellenden Ker. 
“ Iris brown ; feet yellow ; bill black ” (Olive). 
114. fTRiNGOUDEs hypoleucus (Linn.) ; Sharpe, t. c. 
p. 456. 
A single specimen from the mouth of the Mulgrave River, 
where the species was found to be very abundant on the shore. 
“ Iris brown; feet yellowish white; bill black ” {Olive). 
115. fI BIS Molucca Cuv.; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. 
xxvi. p. 9. 
A fine male in full breeding-plumage was secured on 
Nov. 29th. It has the bare skin under the wings bright 
brick-red, even in skin. 
“ Found near creeks and where the grass has been recently 
burnt, but not plentiful. Iris brown ; feet red ; bill black ; 
bare parts black, with pink spots on the crown and back of 
head ” ( Olive ). 
116. *Herodias timoriensis (Less.) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 98. 
A single male in winter plumage was obtained in July at 
Cooktown. 
“ Very shy and scarce ; found sparingly along creeks and 
lagoons ; when flying their neck is carried doubled back on 
their shoulders. Iris yellow; feet and tarsi black; bill 
yellow” (Olive). 
I (H. C. R.) found this and the succeeding species, and 
also what was probably Mts >phoyx plumifera , fairly abun¬ 
dant in the flat country at the head of Princess Charlotte 
Bay in August 1896 ; they were, however, exceedingly wary, 
and I found it impossible to obtain specimens with a shot¬ 
gun. 
117. tNoTOPHOYX novah-hollandi^: (Lath.); Sharpe, t. c. 
p. 109. 
Adults and an immature bird from Mounts Sapphiri and 
Bellenden Ker. 
“ Fairly plentiful. Iris, feet, and bare parts yellow ; bill 
slate-colour ” (Olive). 
