228 Mr. V1cons's and Dr. Honsrrrrp's Description of the 
Genus. Mercaturus. Horsf. 
1. Crurauis. Meg. pallidè murino-brunneus; maculis ante- 
ocularibus, gutturalibus, abdominalibusque fusco-brunneis ; 
crisso fusco-striato, plumarum auricularium rhachibus albis. 
Dorsum brunneo saturatiore nebulosum. Remiges pallido-rufo 
externé marginate ; subtus basi albidæ, ad apicem grises- 
centes. Tectrices inferiores fusco-brunneæ.  Rectrices sub- 
tus grisescentes. Rostrum brunnescens. Pedes pallide 
brunnei. [rides griseo-brunnez. Longitudo corporis, 81 ; 
ale a carpo ad remigem tertiam, 42; cauda, 317; rostri. 
„ad frontem, 14, ad rictum, 19; tarsi, 11; hallucis, ungue 
incluso, 11. j 
“ These birds," as is observed by Mr. Caley, “ are birds of 
passage. They appear in no great numbers. They alight on 
the tops of dead trees. The note is loud and harsh." 
2. GALACTOTES. Meg. rufo-brunneus, fusco-brunneo strigatus, 
subtus albidus, rectricum rhachibus fusco-brunneis. 
Malurus Galactotes. "Temm. PI. Col. 65. 
This bird has been placed by M. Temminck among the Ma- 
luri; but the strength of its formation with respect to its bill, 
legs, and tail, by no means accords with the characters of those 
birds. It belongs more properly to Megalurus, although not 
exactly agreeing with the typical species; its structure being 
weaker in comparison with them, as it is stronger with respect 
to the Maluri. It seems to indicate a passage between the two 
groups. The specimens in the collection were obtained by 
Mr. Brown at Broad Sound, near the upper head, October 24th, 
1802. ; c 
Genus. 
