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brown, underwing-coverts rufous, like the breast ; all the upper 

 surface of the body dark glossy brown with metallic reflections, 

 the uppertail-coverts of a slightly bluish tint ; under surface of 

 the tail ashy brown ; all the feathers tipped with white, more 

 extensively on the outer ones, and least on the central two ; on the 

 inner webs of the feathers are tooth-shaped markings of white, or 

 of a buffy tinge. Bill black, legs and feet reddish, claws black. 



Total length from tip of bill 7*5 in. ; bill from forehead, 0*75 in., 

 from gape 0.8 in. ; tarsus 07 in. ; wing 4*15 ; tail 3*9. 



The young is of a dull blackish brown above, each feather 

 margined and barred with ricli rufous, the wing quills margined 

 and strongly toothed with the same, the tail somewhat similarly 

 marked, the tooth shaped markings on the margin extend 

 almost across ; on the outer two feathers and the uppertail-coverts 

 are barred across with the same rufous tint. The under surface 

 is dark ashy brown, lighter on the fl.anks, barred with whitish 

 ashy brown and rufous, the under tail-coverts whitish ashy at the 

 base, light rufous towards the tip, strongly barred with blackish 

 brown, bill blackish, legs and feet reddish. 



Total length 6'5 in. ; wing 4!*1 in. ; tail 3'9 in. ; tarsus 0*7 in. ; 

 bill, from forehead, 0'75 in., from gape, 0*8 in. 



Hah. J Laloki River, &c. 



31. — Cacomantis dumetorum, Gould. 

 One specimen obtained, which does not appear different from 

 the Queensland examples of this species. 



32. EUDYNAMIS CYANOCEPHALA, Lath. 



This species appears to be plentiful ; it is a migratory species, 

 traversing the countries it inhabits in search of food, remaining 

 to breed in such districts as it may find itself in the proper time 

 of year ; it usually selects the deep cup-shaped nest of some of 

 the larger species of Honey-eaters, in which it deposits its egg 

 A broken egg laid by a bird shot by Mr. Gr. Masters at Gayndah 

 25th Nov., 1870, is in length 1*4 in. by 0*9 in. in breadth ; the 

 color is white, with dull pale purple brown and light reddish 

 brown spots sprinkled over the larger end, the shell is slightly 

 granular. 



