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XL.The Birds of North Queensland.Part I. on Two On the Birds of North Queensland. 617 lining; they lay their eggs on the dry soil, of wliicli the mound is composed. The hole the birds make is small com- pared with the size of t!ie birds themsclvcs. Two eggs are laid, being pure white and well glossed. They measure: A 1.58~1-14, n 1.48 x 1.15 inch. These specimens were found 011 the 4th of October, 1899. XL.---?%c Birds of Norlh Queenslnnd.--Part I. On two C'ollectianx from ('ooklown and the Neiyhbourhood of Cairns. Dy IlEHHEKP c. HOH1NSO.Y alitl M'. s. LAVEK~CIK,M.A., B.Sc., Assiatant iii tlie Derby R1 LIY~UIII,Liverpool. With Field-notes by 14;. OLII.E. ABOUT:he niitldle of last year Mr. E. Olive of Cooktown, a port situated on tlle east coast of Uuecnsland, about 400 miles south of Ci~pc k'ork, the northmimost point of Australia, sent to one of 11s a small collection of birds which, though liriiited in cstent,contained examples of several species of coiisidcrahlc interrst. At our suggestion he somewhat later prorrchl to Cairiis, some 100 miles south of Cooktown, 11 liere lie cotlcctotl on the slopes of the Bellenden-Ker niouiitaiiiu, wliiclr attain an altitude of 5500 fcet, being the highest in Qiiwiislautl. The collections there formed were priticipally from the lowcr slopes ot' hloiint Sapplriri (which is pr,,bal)ly tlic Moiiiit Sophia of the Admiralty Chart), and from \loiiiit F3cllcnderi Ker itself, which was ascended on tlirec owa-ioiis. Ilcre a camp was formd for about a week at nn altitude of somewhat over 4030 feet, whence the rnountiiiti was worked to the summit. The collections from high elevations arc unfortunately riot YO exhaiistivc as might have been hoped, for, owing to the unusual wetnws oE the seasou ttic mountain was enveloped in a perpetiial fog, which made collccting a matter of extreme difficuliy, and in addition thc majority of the birds were in full moult. Xcverthelcss the material obtaiiicd does riot appear to bear out Jlr. De Yis's statement (Rep. Sciciit. Exp. N.E. 618 Messrs. H. C. Robinson and W.S. Laverock on Queendand), that there is no change of fauna at higher elevations. Many species do not appear to range above 2000 feet, while others seem to be of only exceptional occurrence below that elevation. The fauna of the Cape York Peninsula is well known to present well-marked Papuan affinities, as is shown by the occurrence of such genera as Rhododendron in plants, Symn, Tanysiptera, and Casuarius in birds, and Dendrvlaps, Cuscus, and Dactylopsila in mammals. In fact, it would appear that the portion of Australia between Cape York and the mouth of thc Herbert River and east of the watershed should be regarded as a well-marked division belonging quite as much to the Papuati as to the Australian faunal rcgion. In the following list wc have indicated by a those species which occur only it1 the Cooktown Collection, while those which we have received from Cairns ouly have R t attached ; species represented in both collcctiona being unmarked. 1. *UROSPIZIASAPPROXIMANS (Vig. & Horsf.). Aslur approximans Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. i. p. 126 (1874). A small series of adult and immature birds. ‘‘ Shy and not particiilarly plentiful. Iris arid feet Fellow ; bill black ” (Olioe). 2. *LEUCOSFIZIASCINEKBUS (Vieill.). Astur cinereqcs Sharpc, t. c. p. 117. Several specimcris of both sexes, all of which liavc the ashy-brown semilunar marks on the feathers of the breast supposed to indicate immaturity. ‘‘ Of only occasional occurreuce. Iris atid feet yellow ; bill black ” (Wive). 3. *ERYTHROTRIOKCHISRADIATUS (Lath.). Urvspirias radintus Sharpe, t. c. p. 159. Of this rare Goyhawk we have received a single slightly immature male in somewbat worn plumage, ‘‘ Iris brown ; feet yellow ; bill black. Birds and insects in crop ” (Olire). the Birds of Xorth Queensland. 619 4. *ACCIPITEH CIRROCEPHALVS (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 141. Two females, both in immature plumage; one of them shot in Juue is moulting into the adult livery, as one or two fresh feathers with cross-bars are showing on the breast. “Plentiful, but shy and extremely difficult to procure, as they fly very high. Iris and feet yellow ; biil black ” (Olive). 5. BAZASUBCRISTATA (Gould) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 357. Evidently somewhat dificult to procure, though not really rare ; we have received two adults only, one from Cooktown and the other from the neighbourliood of Bellenden Ker. Regarding the latter Mr. Olive remarks that thc species is not uncommon on the margins of the thick scrubs, where it is frequently to be secu perchiug on the loftier brauches of dcad trees, but thcrc is difficulty in getting rithin shootingdistance. Iris yellow ; feet bluish white; upper mandilde black, lower yellowish. 6. “HALIASTIJRGIURENERA (vieill.); Sharp, t. C. p. 315. A single adult female. “ Found siiigly in forest country near the sea, but not at all plentiful : shy, and usually flies at a great elevation. Iris brown ; feet dirty white ; bill slate-grey ” (Olizje). 7. *HALIASTURSPHENURUS (Vieill.) ; Sharpc, t. c. p. 316. A pair of somewhat immature birds. ‘(A carrion-feeder : circles in the air at a great height looking for food. Twenty or thirty may be occasioually found fecding on a dead beast, some even going inside the carcase. I have noticed that they arc able to tear up and devour their food 011 the wing. Iris brown ; feet whitistl ; bill blackish slate ” (Olive). 8. *HIERACII)EAORIEKTALIS (Schleg.) ; Sharpr, t. c. p. 422. A small series of young and adult birds of both sexes. 9. *HIERACIDEAHEHIGORA (Vig. & Horsf.) ; Stinrpe, t. c. p. 421. A pair of adult birds. It seems strange that thia species and the preccding, which 620 hlcssrs. 11. C. Kobiusori mid 1V. S. Laverock on apprar to lie rcprrsciitatiw forms of one another, should occrri in the saiiie district. H. beriyoru is gciiera~~ycon- sidered to be a dry country form of H. orientulis. Both spies, however, haw becri rccortled from Port Morcsby, arid a third form, H. nova+giiinee Meper, has bccn described fiwu German New Guirica. 10. *PASI)IOS J.F~~~(’OCll’HAl~t‘S~Ollld ; sll2l’]K’,t. C. 1). 451. ‘l’ITo fet11:1les. Very shy and scarce : gciierally foiinrl in 1 airs in the nciglibourhood of tlic sea, but sonietirncs fiirtli(*r rip the Endeavour River. Iris ycllow ; feet Llrriah wiiitc ; bill black ” (Oliw). 11. *STKIXCANDIDA ‘pick.; Siiarpc, Cat. Hirds Brit. JIus. ii. p. 308 (1875). Scarcc. Iris black ; fcet and bill whitish Iiorn-colour. Jiisccts iii crop ” (Olive). 12. *sTRIX DICLICA1’CI.A c;Olll(l. ,%i.r./iam~/wa Sliarpc, t. c. 1). 291. Iris black ; feet hewn ; bill \rliitisli 1ioi.n-coloiir ’’ (Olire). 13. *HIEROGLAIISHV\IEIt,iLIS (Ilotnhr. k Jiicq.1. Ni?tox iiurrtcrrrlis Sht~rpe,t. c. 1). 18!). A siiig!e specinirn, of which tlic label has niilbrtuiiately heen lost, agrevs nc.ll with a11 esaniplc of this spcc:ics lroni (juiiiea with wliicli we hvc coniparcd it. It has breu 1JwviousIy recorded as i\ustrali:ui by Nr. Uc \is (Ann. Rep. 13rit. Sew (iiiiiiea, Appctid. l<E, 1). 9!), 1891). 1.k. tIIIEROGI.AC‘X (‘OSSIVENS (Lath.). A’inos comicens Sharpe, t. c. p. 176. A single male from Aft. Sapphiri, Cairns. ‘l’liis specimen Iias tlic strip 011 the flanks somewhat more rcdtlish-hrowri, arid the coloration of the npper surface riit1it.r paler thaii the t!pical forni. 111 this it would np~ic:irto :igrcc with tl:c forrn wpnratod as LYit/o,/,~,~,f/i?~.~/////7.~.~ Y~rl~ad., n liicli, lioacwi., i> dcsciil~cdas bcing wry coiisidcrably sninllcr tlinii typical If. connireits. lJ~eHiids of iVoA Queeiisland. 621 The present bird, however, is fully equal in size to average specimens of H. conniueiis, having the wing 311 and the tail 191 mm. “ Scarce aud shy : the specimen sent was shot roosting on the limb of a tree during the day. Iris yellow ; feet yellow ; bill yellow, with a black tip. A rat and some insects were in the stomach, and the orbital cavity was infested with a species of En tozoon ” (Olive). 15. *SPILOQLAUXOCEI.I.ATA (IIombr. &L Jacq.). Ninox ocellata Sharpe, t. t:. p. 170. The two specimens sent agree well with one collected by Everett in Savu. ‘‘ Scarce and shy, spentliug the day in hollow trees. Iris yellow ; feet whitish ; bill black ” (Olive). 16. tSrrLosLaux LUHIDA (De Vis). Ninor lurida De Vis, Rep. Sci. Exped. N.E. Queensland, p. 31 (1889) ; North, Cat. Birds Austral. Mus., Striges (2nd ed.) p. 16 (1898). A single female of this species was shot on Dec. 12th at the font of Bellenden Ker. It is apparently quite distinct from Spiloglaux boobook, from which it is at once distinguished by its very much smaller size. Wing 211, tail 128 mm. ‘‘ Apparently fairly commou, judging by the noise they make at night, but very difficult to obtain. The prevent specimen was one of four which were found perched on one tree. Iris yellow ; feet whitish horn ; bill Mack, the culmeu bluish slate. The stomach contained insects ” (Olive). 17. STKEPERAQHACULIKA (White) ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. iii. p. 57 (1877). At Cooktown this species occurs only during the three winter months, but in the higher rauges round Cairns it is apparently found throughout the year, as specimens were shot on the summit of Mount Bellenden Ker at the conimence- ment of December. -411 the specirnciis sent are somewhat smallcr than SEH. VII.-VOL. VI. 2U G22 Mcssrs. 11. '2. Hobirison mid \Y.S. Lawrock ou others froin New South Wales, as the following ditnensions show :- IVitig.
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