144 Zoological Society, 



This species is nearly allied to Petroica Lathami. It inhabits thick 

 brushes. I killed specimens both on the Hunter River and the 

 Liverpool Range. 



Petroica pulchella. Pet. nigra, fronte notdqiie kmnerali al- 

 bis ; pectoi'e ahdomineque coccineis ; rostro nigro ; pedibusfuscis. 



Long. tot. 5 poll. ; rostri, | ; ate, | ; caudce^ 2J ; tarsi, 1 . 



Hab. Norfolk Island. 



Malurus cruentatus. Mai. (mas) dorso, humerisque cocci- 

 neis y partibus reliquis nigris. 



Fcem., pallide fusca, abdomine albescente ; rostro, tarsisque pallide 

 fuscis. 



Long. tot. 4 poll. ; rostri, ^ ; alee, 1^ ; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, J. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



Pardalotus uropygialis. Pard. verttce et lined oculari nigris ; 

 lined superciliari, pectore, et abdomine medio, albis ; guld, genis- 

 que croceia ; uropygio sulphureo ; dorso cinerescenti-olivaceo ; 

 alts nigris, primariis plurimis ad basin albo notatis ; aid supr^ 

 ad apicem coccined ; caudd nigrd, plumis externis tribus ad apt- 

 cem albis ; rostro nigro ; tarsis plumbeis. 



Long. tot. 3^ poll. ; roslri, J ; alee, 2^ ; caudce, 1 ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Amadina annulosa. Am. facie guldque albis, vittd nigra mar" 

 ginatis ; pectore albescente, subtHs fascid nigrd marginato ; ver- 

 tice dorsoque cinerescenti-fuscis, lineis albidis transversis, anguste 

 notatis ; uropygio, crisso, cauddque nigris ; alis fuscis ; tectrici- 

 bus, secundariisque cinereo crebre ornatis ; rostro pedibusque 

 plumbeis. 



Long. tot. 4 poll. ; rostri, | ; al(B, 2 ; caudce, 2J ; tarsi, ^, 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



This species is nearly allied to JSstrilda Bichenovii. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Amadina acuticauda. Am. vertice genisque cinereis ; corpore 

 cervino ; abdomine roseo lavato ; loris, guld, fascia per uropy- 

 gium currente, cauddque, nigris ; tectricibus caudce, crisso, et 

 femoribus, albis ; rostro pedibusque flavis . 



Long. tot. 5 j poll. ; rostri, | ; alee, 2| ; caudce, 3 j ; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



This species has the two central tail-feathers very long and ta- 

 pering. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Dasyornis striatus. Das.fuscus ; abdomine cinerescente ; plu- 

 mis dorsalibus lined centrali albd notatis ; rostro jyedibusque ni- 

 grescentibus. 



Long. tot. 6 J poll. ; rostri, | ; alee, 2| ; caudce, 3^ ; tarsi, 1 . 



Hab. Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. 



This species is nearly allied to the Amytis textilis of Lesson. 



Myzantha flavigula. Myz. spatio pone oculos, fronte, gu- 

 ldque Jlavis ; uropygio albo ; dorso cinereo, obscure albofasciato; 



