653 
the Birds of North Queensland. 
u Iris brown ; feet blackish slate ; bill brown. Food, seeds 
and weeds/’ [Olive). 
Count Salvadori, in his Key to the subfamilies of the 
Anatida, makes Nettopus fall into the section with the hind 
toe not lobed. In this species and in N. coromandelianus 
(Blanford, Faun. Brit. Ind., Aves, iv. p. 433) the hind toe is 
distinctly lobed; more so certainly than in some species of 
Dendrocygna. 
123. *Dendrocygna arcuata (Cuv.) ; Salvad. t. c. p. 153. 
A single specimen only from Cooktown. 
Plentiful when there is dry weather inland ; coming here 
only at night and returning inland at daylight, sometimes 
in pairs, but more generally in flocks. This one was in the 
river by itself, having evidently got separated from its mates. 
Very shy and quick on the wing, uttering a whistling sound 
when flying. Iris brown; feet and bill black. Food, seeds 
and weeds [Olive). 
124. f^ NAS superciliosa Gm.; Salvad. t. c. p. 206. 
Numerous specimens. 
Bather scarce, occurring in flocks of about 20, feeding 
in the swamps at the foot of the mountains. Iris brown ; 
feet yellowish; bill black or greenish slate.” {Olive). 
125. ICasuarius australis Wall; Salvad. t. c. p. 594. 
Abundant in the scrubs round Mount Sapphiri. 
Mr. Olive tells us that he secured an adult which was 
remarkable for having a layer of fat half an inch thick all 
over the body. The skin has not yet been received. 
In conclusion we must express, our thanks to Mr. Peter 
Cowell, Chief Librarian to the City of Liverpool, and to the 
Committee of the Free Public Museum, Liverpool; also to 
the Hon. Walter Bothschild and Mr. Hartert for the use of 
material belonging to the Tring Museum. 
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