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43. — Gerygone simplex, N. Sj>. 



All the upper surface, and ear coverts, light brown ; lores, and 

 a spot behind the eye, blackish brown ; a line from the nostrils 

 over the eye, a spot beneath the eye, throat, centre of abdomen, 

 and under tail covei-ts white ; sides of the chest light grey ; 

 remainder of the under surface of a very light buffy white ; 

 primaries and secondaries dark or blackish brown, margined with 

 light grey ; tail above, for two-thirds of its distance from the base, 

 black, the two central feathers dark brown ; the outer feathers 

 with a pai't of the external, and a large patch not quite reaching 

 the extreme tip of the internal webs, white ; the remainder of the 

 tail feathers with a patch of white on their inner webs, this patch 

 gradually diminishing in size towards the two central ones ; 

 beneath the tail the black becomes much paler, and is crossed by 

 four or five transverse wavy fascia? ; bill, and feet, black. Total 

 length, 3-9 ; wing, 2-1 ; tail, 1-6 ; tarsi, 065 ; bill from forehead, 

 0'5 ; from gape, - 55. 



One male and one female, Gulf of Carpentaria. From Mr. 

 Broadbent. 



This species can be readily distinguished from G. magnirostris 

 (its nearest ally) by the white line from the nostrils over the eye, 

 by the large white patches in the tail, and by the under mandible 

 being jet black, and not pearl-white at the base. 



The sexes are alike in plumage. 



44 — Drymodes superciliaris, Gould. 

 One male, Cape York. 



45. — EOPSALTRIA LEUCURA, Gould. 



Two males, Cape Grenville ; two males and one female, Cape 



York. 

 Frequents the dense mangrove swamps, very rare, and difficult 

 to obtain. 



46. — Malurus amabilis, Gould. 

 Malurus Tiypoleucos, Gould. 

 Three males and three females, Cape York. 



