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Mr. Gould's descriptions of the new Australian birds referred to 

 in the letter were next read. 



Cypselus australis. Cyp. gutture et uropygio alb'is ; corpore 

 superne et subtus intense fusco ; dorso metallice splendente ; 

 plumis pectoris abdominisque albo marginatis ; alls cauddque ni- 

 grescentibus ; rostro^ oculis, et pedibus nigris. 

 Long. tot. 6^ poll. ; rostri, J ; alcB, 7^ ; caudcB, 3^ ; tarsi, ^. 

 This species is about the size of Cypselus murarius : I first met 

 with it on the 8th of March, 1839. They were in considerable 

 abundance, but flying very high. I succeedod in killing one, which 

 was immediately pronounced by Mr. Coxen and others to be new to 

 the colony. On the 22nd I again saw a number of these birds hawk- 

 ing over a piece of cleared land at Yarrondi, on the Upper Hunter : 

 upon this occasion I obtained six specimens, but have not met with 

 it since. 



PoDARGUS PHALiENOiDES. Pod. ciuereo, fuscoque ornatus, lined 

 nigra centrali per plumas singulas excurrente ; scapularibus ^ 

 tectricibusque majoribus castaneo spar sis ; primariis fuscis, albo 

 anguste fasciatis ; caudd cuneiformi, nigro anguste fasciatd ; 

 rostro fusee scenti-corneo ; pedibus olivaceis. 

 Long. tot. 14 J poll. ; rostri, 2 J ; alee, 8^ ; caudoe, 6^ ; tarsiy 1. 

 Hah. The north-west coast of Australia. 



This bird is smaller than any other species of the genus yet dis- 

 covered in Australia. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Graucalus Phasianellus. Grauc. cinereus ; uropygio abdo' 

 mineque albis, anguste nigro-fasciatis ; crisso albo ; alis can- 

 ddque nigris, hdc ad basin alba; rostro tarsisque nigris. 

 Long. tot. 15 poll.; rostri, IJ ; alee, 8 J ; caudce, 8 ; tarsi, If. 

 Hah. Liverpool Plains. 

 From the collection of Stephen Coxen, Esq. 



Pachycephala LanioYdes. Pack, vertice, plumis auricularibus 

 et pectore nigris ; dorso poster tore fascia castaned ornato ; gut- 

 ture, abdomine medio, crissoque albis ; dorso, lateribus, humeris, 

 necnon primariis secundariis tectricibusque, externe, cinereis ; 

 caudd, rostro, pedibusque nigris. 

 Long. tot. 7^ poll.; rostri, 1 ; alee, 3 J ; caudce, 3;J ; tarsi, 1. 

 Hab. The north-west coast of Australia. 

 From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Petroica rosea. Pet. (nias) vertice, guld, corporeque superne 

 cinereis ; fronte fascia angustd alba notato ; pectore rosaceo ; ab- 

 domine, crissoque, albis; alis, Tectricibusque caudce sex inler- 

 mediis nigrescentibus ; rectricibus externis ad apicem albis ; ros- 

 tro pedibusque nigrescentibus. 



Fcem., fascia frontali luted; corpore supra cinereo-fusco ; alis, 

 fasciis, secundariis fasciis duabus luteis, obscure notatis ; caudd 

 fused. 



Long. tot. 4^ ; rostri, ^ ; alee, 2| ; caudce, 2^ ; tarsiy J. 



Hab. Hunter, and the Liverpool Range. 



