CAYLEY’S BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Coloured plates by NEVILLE W. CAYLEY 
Text by A. S. Le SOQUEF, 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) 
S| yet Name... .Geopelia WMerali san ccueecee. 
NOTE:—All 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 :— 
Bar-shouldered Dove, 
"Brown Dove" Cape York, 
"River Pigeon" Coen District, 
2. Notes on habits, ete.; type of country favoured by species; state whether 
rare or abundant :— 
j.Queensland. 
Gulf Country. July 1910, A few birds were noted alongs 
the Gregory River, 
Cape tork Feninsuls, Fairly numerous throughout the whole 
of the peninsula; and on the following islands in ‘Torres 
Straits: Banks I, Maubaig I, ‘wo Brothers I. Yama I, 
July 1911. A £ew birds were.noted on a sniall erassy islet 
of the MacArthur group in the vicinity of Shelbourne Bay; 
They were evddently migrating as there is no fresh water 
on any of these islands. ‘This 6roup of islands has been 
visited several times since the above date, but no birds 
heave been noted 
.Territory. 
SHUM K RRS HET srconcthexitinex Borers . 
Noted during 1915-16. Maria Island. Roper River, Cape 
Barrow, xXoxtxkratsimen Miyiteyr xk a a 
Port Bradshaw. Glyde Riv 
King River, 
Noted during 1921. Groote Eylandt. Bickerton Island, 
North Last Isles. Blue Iiud Bay. Bustard Islands, 
Low Sandy Island 
Fairly numerous in the following districts and on S€veral 
eer 
and 
islands in the Gulf of Carpentaria, koper River, Cape 
Barrow, Port 
