CAYLEY’S BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Coloured plates by NEVILLE W. CAYLEY 
Text by A. S. Le SOUEF, assisted by CHAS. BARRETT, C.M.Z.S. 
With contributions by many Australian Ornithologists 
To be published in parts by ANGUS & ROBERTSON LTD., Sydney 
The nomenclature adopted by the R.A.O.U. (‘Official Check List of the Birds 
of Australia”) will be followed, including any changes that may be made by the 
present Check List Committee prior to the publication of the part dealing with the 
species concerned. 
FORM FOR RECORDING FIELD NOTES 
(Numbers as per R.A.O.U. Check List 1913) 
(ye: Name... PEL LIMO DUS... SWAAMSOWA Lc cecsncnssnmomemnone 
NOTE :—AIl replies to the following questions to be based solely on personal observation. 
When this form has been filled in, it should be posted to Mr. NEVILLE W. CAYLEY, 
C/o Messrs. Angus & Robertson Ltd., 89 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, N.S.W. 
1. Vernacular or popular names, stating localities where used :— 
Red-crowned Fruit-Pigeon 
"Green Dove" Cape York Peninsula 
2. Notes on habits, etc.; type of country favoured by species ;* state whether 
rare or abundant :— 
N,.Queensland. 
Cape York Peninsula, Fairly numerous in the tropical 
Scrubs of the rivers and ranges, on the eastern side of’ 
the peninsula ; very few birds have been met with on the 
western side, Also noted on several of the scrub clad 
islands within the area of the Great Barrier Reef, from 
Cape Melville northward, 
These birds are very shy, and though fairly numerous are 
Seldom seen at rest as they fly off on Catching sight of 
an intruder, Their numbers can only be roughly gauged 
by their calls, which may be heard all through the day. 
The call is a loud, booming, descending chromatic,medium 
toned: Whooooh-whooooh-whooooh-whoooh-whoooh-whooh-whoh- 
whoh-whoh-whoh-ete, of six to nine seconds duration with 
a Slight pause between each note; the first four or five 
notes are uttered at the rate of 6 in five seconds, the 
last notes, at the rate of 12 to 14 in five seconds, 
They are usually seen singly or in pairs; several birds 
have occasionally been noted in the same feeding tree ,on 
‘ being disturbed they fly off in different directions, On 
the wing they keep well within the shelter of the scrub 
or forest timber, rarely crossing clear open spaces, or 
flying above the tops of the trees, 
They breed chiefly in the belts of mangroves adjacent to 
the scrubs; = few nests have been found in the seryh and 
forest country, 
