208 MELIPHAGIDiE. 



Young hirds have the upper throat yellowish white instead of 

 black ; bill yellowish at the base. 

 Hub. Tasmania. 



«. (S ad. sk. [Tasmania.] J. B. Jukes, Esq. [C.]. 



b, c, d, e. Ad. sk. FTasmania.] F. T). Godmau and O. 

 ' ' ' Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



f. Ad. sk. Tasmania. Antarctic Expedition. 



'ff, h. Ad. St. Tasmania. R. Gunn, Esq. [P.]. 



i. Juv. sk. Tasmania. R. Gunn, Esq. [P.]. 



3. PLECTRORHYNCHUS. rpyp^ 



Plectorhyncha, Gould (nee Lacepede), Proc. Zool. Soc. 



1837, p. 153 P- lanceolatus. 



Plectroruynchus, Wiegmann, Arch. f. Xaturg. 1838. 

 Plectorhampbus, Gray, List of Genera of Birds, 1840. P. lanceolatus. 

 Plectrorhamphus, Stricldand (1841) P. lanceolatus. 



Bill slightly shorter thau rest of head, quite straight and much 

 pointed, culmen rounded. Secondaries above five sixths the length 

 of the wing. Tail square, and nine tenths the length of the wing. 

 Pattern plain : underparts white ; upper parts brown, mottled with 

 whitish on the head. Length of wing about 4-5 inches. 



Range. Australia. 



1. Plectrorhynchus lanceolatus. 



Plectorhyncha lanceolata, Gould, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 153; id. B. Austr. 



iv. pi. 47 ; id. Handh. B. Austr. i. p. 525 ; JReichenh. Natiui. Si/st. 



Vog. pi. 35: id. Handh., Meropince, p. 127, pi. 493. figs. 3470-71 ; 



Biqqles, Orn. Austr. pL; Bai}imy, Proc. Linn. Soc. If. S W. ii. p. 189. 

 Melitlireptus lanceolatus, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 128 ; id. Hand-l. B. 



i. p. 161, no. 2106, 

 Plectrorhyncha lanceolata, Bp. C. A. i. p. 393. 



Adult. Crown of head, ear-coverts, sides of neck, and hind neck 

 mottled with blackish brown and white ; centre of back greyish 

 brown, each feather darker at the centre ; rest of u])per parts, 

 including the wing-coverts, greyish brown; wings and tail light 

 brown, with pale external margins to most of tlie feathers ; cheeks 

 and all the underparts, including under surface of the wings, pure 

 white, except some feathers on the sides of the fore neck, which are 

 mottled black and white ; " bill dark bluish horn-colour ; feet light 

 blue ; iris brown " {Gould). 



Ad. S ■ Culmen 0-8 inch, wing 4-7, tail 4-4, tarsus 1-1. 



Ad. 2- V 0"75 „ „ 'i-'i, » 4'2, „ 1-0. 



Females and youiig hirds resemble the male exactly in coloration. 



Hub. Australia. 



a ?>. [ c? ? ] ad. sk. Murray River. Gould Collection. 



c. Ad. sk. New South Wales. Gould Collection. 



d e Ad sk New South Wales. F. D. Godman and 0. 

 ' ■ ■ ■ Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



f g. Ad. St. N.E. Australia. Sir T. Mitchell [P.]. 



