^9. CALAMANTHUS. 501 



wing varying from 3-1 inches to 3-8 inches, the smaller bird 

 being doubtless females. 



Hah. The whole of Australia, but not occurring in Tasmania. 



a. Ad. sk. Australia. Linnoan Sociftty [P.]. 



(Type of species.) 



b. Ad. sk. Australia. Purchased. 



c^ d.\_S 2^ ad. St. Soutli Australia. Sir George Grey [P.]. 



e. Ad. sk. River Darhng. Gould Collection. 



/. S ad. sk. Gould Island, May 23, Capt. Stanley [P.]. 



184S (J. MacyilUvray). 



(J. Ad. sk. Queensland {Cockerell). F. D. Godman and 0. 



Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



h. Ad. sk. N.W. Australia. J. R. Elsey, Esq. [P.l 



t,k.[S 2] ad. St. West Australia. J. Gould, Esq. [C.]. 



/. Ad. St. West Australia. Sir George Grey [P.]. 



39. CALAMANTHUS. 



lype. 



Calamanthus, Gould, F. Z. 8. 18.37, p. 150 C. fuliginosus. 



Praticola, Sicaim. Classif. B. ii. p. 243 (1837) C. fuliginosus. 



Eanc/e. Confined to Australia. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Head olive greenish, streaked with black like the 



back fnliginosus, p. oOl . 



b. Head rufous, nearly uniform, or with narrow bhxck 



streaks canipestris, p. 502. 



1. Calamanthus fuliginosus, 



Anthus fuliginosus, Vi(j. ^- Ilorsf. Trans. Linn. Sue. xv. p. 230 



(1826). 

 Calamanthus fuliginosus, Gotdd, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 150 ; id. B. Austr. 



fol. iii. pi. 70 (1848) ; Gi-ay, Gen. B. i. p. 163 (1848) ; Bj). Consp. 



i. p. 280 (1850) ; Beichenb. Voq. Neuhall. p. 86 (1850) ; Gould, 



Handh. B. Austr. i. p. 388 (1865) ; Gray, Handel. B. i. p. 203, 



no. 2872 (1869); Von Mueller, P. Z. «. 1869, p. 279; Ramsay, 



Proc. Linn. Soc'N. S. W. ii. p. 186 (1878). 

 Praticola anthoides, Stcains. An. in Menay. p. .343 (1737) ; id. C'las- 



.sif. B. ii. p. 244 (1837). 



Adult. General colour above greenish brown streaked with black, 

 the feathers being broadly centred with this colour ; rump more 

 uniform and less plainly streaked, but the upper tail-coverts again 

 broadly streaked with black and somewhat tinged with rusty ; 

 wing-coverts greenish with black centres, the margins to the 

 greater series rather paler ; quills brown, externally edged with 

 olive-brown or greenish ; tail-feathers russet-brown, edged with 

 olive, streaked with black near the shnft in the centre feathers, the 

 remainder subterminally barred with black and tipped witli ashy 

 brown ; forehead slightly washed with rufous ; lores dusky : eyelid 



