2. ENTOMOPHILA. 219 



1 . Entomophila picta. 



Entomopliila picta, Gould, P. Z. S. 1838, p. lo4 ; uL B. Anstr. iv. 

 pi. 50; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 118, pi. 38. fig. 4; Bp. C. A. i. p. 394; 

 Reichenh. Sj/st. Av. pi. 3o ; id. JIandh. Merojiinee, pi. 489. tiga. 

 3451-52; Gould, Ilandb. B. Aiistr. i. p. 530; Grai/, Hand-l. B. i. 

 p. 154, no. 1997 ; Rmnsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. p. 189. 



Achdt. Cheeks, car -coverts, and all the upper parts of the body 

 uniform brownish black ; most of the primaries and secondaries rather 

 broadly edged with bright yellow, like most of the tail-feathers ; the 

 terminal third or half of the inner webs of most of the tail-feathers 

 white, the rest being brownish black ; a small spot on the chin 

 blackish ; all the rest of the underparts, including most of the under 

 wing-coverts and the basal half of the inner webs of the quills, 

 pure white ; flanks with a few longitudinal central streaks of blackish 

 brown ; bill deep pink-red ; iris and eyelash hazel ; feet purplish 

 lead-colour. Culmen 0-G3 inch, wing 3'5, tail 2-2, tarsus 0"7. 



Female much less brilliant than the male, but having the same 

 pattern of coloration. 



Hub. New South Wales and Richmond-Iiiver district. 



a, b. Ad. sk. New South "Wales. J. Gould, Esq. [0.]. 



2. Entomopliila rufigularis, 



Entomophila rufogularis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 137; id. B. Amtr. 



iv. pi. 62; Bp. C. A. i. p. 394; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 154, 



no. 1999; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. i. p. 383, ii. pp. Ill, 



190. 

 Conopophila rufigularis, Reichenh. Handb. spec. Orn. p. 120 (1852) ; 



id. Handb. Meropintv, pi. 489. figs. 3448-49 ; Gould, Handb. B. 



Austr. i. p. 533. 



Head brown like the back ; throat rusty red ; sides of head and 

 rest of under surface pale brownish ; bill and feet dark purplish 

 brown ; in the other parts resembling E. uWujidaris. Culmen (}"5 

 inch, wing 2-6, tail 2-15, tarsus 0*0. 



Hah. North Australia, from Port Darwin to Cape York. 



3. Entomophila albigxilaris. 



Entomophila ? albigularis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 137. 



Entomophila albigularis, Gould, B. Austr. iv. pi. 51. 



Conopophila albigularis, Reichenh. Handb. spec. Orn. i. p. 119 (1852) ; 



id. Handb. Jleropines, pi. 4^9. fig. 3450 ; Gould, Handb. B. Austr. 



i. p. 632; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. K. S. W. iv. p. 100. 

 Entomophila albogularis, Bp. C.A.'i. p. 394; Gra>i, Hand-l. B. i. p. 154, 



no. 1998 (1869) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. TV. ii. p. 190. 



Adult male. Crown and sides of head ashy grey : rest of 

 upper parts brown ; remiges and tail-feathers with conspicuous 

 yellow edges ; chin and throat, abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 white ; chest and part of the fore neck rufous-brown, forming a con- 



