OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 391 



26. Melithreptus albogularis, Gould. 



27. Oriolus strtatus, Quoy and Galm. 



28. Sphecotheres flaviventris, Gould. 

 Slightly smaller than the Cape York specimens. 



29. Pomatostomus isidori, Less. 



30. COLLURICINCLA (?) BRUNNEA, Goldd. 



31. ESPSALTRIA (?) BRUNNEA, sp. 710V. 



Total length, 5h in.; wing, 3-3; tail, 2-5; tarsi (shot away); 

 bill, 0-55. 



All the upper surface rich bi'own, with an olive tinge, a little 

 darker on the head ; inner webs of wings and tail dark slaty 

 brown, base of the quills whitish, under surface white ; lores 

 dark brown, a faint light brown line over the eye ; throat tinged 

 with ashy grey, becoming browner on the chest, which is 

 crossed with a brownish band ; sides of chest and flanks brown ; 

 abdomen, under tail, — and wing-coverts silky white ; tail above 

 brown, tinged with olive brown, like the wings, the shafts black, 

 on the under surface of a clearer ashy brown, the shafts of the 

 feathers being white. 



This species in general appearance resembles Pachycephala 

 simplex of Gould, but has no stripes on the breast or on the under 

 surface ; the bill is also longer. 



32. Myiagra plumbea.. 



33. Piezorhynchus nitidus, Gould, var. Slightly smaller than 

 the Cape York and Queensland specimens. 



34. Arses (Ophryzone) telescopthalmus. 



35. MONARCHA CARINATA, SlUdinS. 



Slightly smaller than N. S. "Wales specimens. 



36. Rhipidura isura, Goidd. Having examined numerous 

 examples of this flycatcher from Rockingham Bay, Cape York, 

 New Guinea, New Ireland, and the Duke of York Island, I can 

 find no differences that would warrant these being separated into 

 distinct species. I believe the New Guinea birds have been dis- 

 tinguished under the name of R. gularis, Midi, but I have seen no 



