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Treron fulvicollis (Wagl.), {T. temirostre, Eyton.) 

 Rollulus niger. — The female of this bird has been described by Mr. 

 Vigors under the name of Cryptonyx ferrugineus, and by Mr. Eyton 

 as Perdix ceruginosus (Proc. Zool. Soc. part 7. p. 106). It departs 

 from the type of Rollulus in possessing a rudimentary hind claw. 



Turnix pugnax, Tern. PI. Col. 60. f. 2. — This seems to be the He- 

 mipodius atrogularis of Mr. Eyton, Proc. Zool. Soc. part 7, p. 107. 



Rallus striatus, Lin. (Rallus gularis, Horsf., Blyth, &c.) — I have 

 specimens of this species from the Philippine Islands, Malacca and 

 Madras, which present no specific difference, and which exactly agree 

 with Brisson's description of his Rallus philippensis striatus, on 

 which R. striatus, Lin., is founded. 



November 24. — William Yarrell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Gould exhibited to the Meeting, named and described three 

 Australian Birds collected by the late Mr. Gilbert, viz. : — 



Petroica superciliosa. Pet. strigd superciliari, guld, ahdomine, 

 et humeris in/rd,, albis ; loris, auribus, et alarum tectricibus^ atris ; 

 primariis et secondariis, ad basin albis, ad mediam intense atris ; 

 alls, cauddque fuligineis ; rectricibus^ intermediis duabus exceptis, 

 ad apices albis. 

 Superciliary stripe, throat, abdomen, under surface of the shoulder, 

 and the base of the primaries and secondaries white; lores, ear- 

 coverts, wing-coverts, and the primaries and secondaries for some 

 distance beyond the white, deep black ; all the upper surface, wings, 

 and tail, sooty-brown ; all but the two central tail-feathers largely 

 tipped with white ; bill and feet black ; irides reddish brown. 

 Total length 5 inches ; bill, J ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2^ ; tarsi, J. 

 Hab. The neighbourhood of the Burdekin Lakes, in the interior 

 of Australia. 



PoEPHiLA LEUCOTis. Po'e. vittd infronte, loris, guldque, et maculd 

 magnd quoque in latere, intense holosericis nigris ; auribus, lifted 

 attenuatd nigrum in guld colorem infra marginante, et spatio macu- 

 lam in latera circumdante, albis ; vertice, omni superiore corpore, 

 alisque, saturate cinnamomeis ; pectore,ei abdomine,pallide vinosis ; 

 tectricibus caudce superioribus inferioribusque albis. 

 Band crossing the forehead, lores, throat, and a large patch on 

 each flank, deep velvety black ; ear-coverts, narrow line beneath the 

 black of the throat, and a space surrounding the black patch on the 

 flanks, white ; crown of the head deep reddish chestnut ; all the upper 

 surface and wings dark cinnamon-brown ; chest and abdomen pale 

 vinous brown ; upper and under tail-coverts white, the former mar- 

 gined externally with deep black ; tail black ; irides dark brown ; 

 feet red ; bill yellowish horn- colour. 



Total length, 4f inches ; bill, g ; wing, 2^ ; tail, 2J ; tarsi, ^. 

 The female is somewhat smaller and not quite so brightly coloured. 

 Hab. The neighbourhood of the river Lynd, in the interior of 

 Australia. 



Remark. — Nearly allied to P, pcrsonata. 



