4. pTiL(yris. 243 



25. Ptilotis cassidix. 



Ptilotis cassidix, Jard. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 558 ; GmM, B. Austral. 



Su/>j)l. pi. 39 ; liamsai/, Proc. Linn. Soe. K. S. W. ii. p. 189. 

 Ptilotis leadbeateri, J/' Coy, Ann. 8) Mag. N. H. 1867, xx. p. U'l. 

 Meliphaga cassidix, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 156, no. 2030. 



Adult. Entire cro\rn of head and nape dull yellow ; sides of head, 

 inchiding the lores and ear-coverts, jet-black ; the feathers on the 

 hinder margin of the ear-opening prolonged, forming a long tuft on 

 each side of the neck, rich gamboge-yellow ; hind neck, mantle, 

 and back dark olive-brown, slightly paler on the upper tail-coverts ; 

 wings and tail blackish brown, externally narrowly edged with olive- 

 ycUow ; some of the primaries very narrowly, the tail-feathers 

 broadly, tipped with yellowish white ; under surface of tail silky 

 yellow ; inner margin of quiUs yellowish buff : sides of the throat 

 rich gamboge-yellow ; the feathers in centre of throat with blackish 

 bases ; fore neck and rest of underparts, including edge of wing, rich 

 yellow, shaded with olive-grey on the breast and flanks. Culmen 

 0-7 inch, wing 3-8-4-1, tail 4— 4-2, tarsus 1-1 -5. 



Ftinales have the mantle and back slightly paler brown, and are 

 a little smaller than the males. Wing 3'5 inches. 



Bab. Victoria, South Australia, and interior of Australia. 



a-f. [d 2] ad. sk. Victoria. Gould Collection. 



g, h. [ cJ ] ad. sk. Western Port Bay, Gould Collection. 



Victoria. 



i. c? ad. .ok. S. Australia. F. Nicholson, Esq. [P.J. 



k, I, m, n. (S 2 ad. S. Australia. F. D. Godman and 0. 



sk. Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



26. Ptilotis cratitia. 



Ptilotis cratitius, Gmild, P. Z. S. 1840, p. 160. 



Melipbaga cratitia, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 122 ; id. Hand-l. B. i. p. 157, 



no. 2049. 

 Lichenostomus cratitius. Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 119, note. 

 Lichenostomus occidentalis, Cab. Mas. Hein. i. p. 119, note. 

 Ptilotis cratitia, Gould, B. Austr. iv. pi. AS ; id. Ilandb. B. Austr. i. 



p. 513 ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 392 ; Pamsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. iV. S. W. ii. 



p. 189. 

 Ptilotis occidentalis, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 157, no. 2050. 



Adult. All the upper parts of the body uniform olive-green, in- 

 clining to grey on the crown ; a line from the lores through the eye 

 and above the ear-coverts dull black ; ear-coverts dark silky grey ; 

 feathers behind the car, cheeks, and part of the upper throat bright 

 yellow ; wings and tail light brown, strongly washed with olive- 

 yellow ; under wing-coverts and inner margin of quills pale fulvous 

 yellow ; all the underparts of the body greyish yellow ; " from 

 the gape down each side of the throat, for five eighths of an inch, 

 a naked fleshy appendage, free at the lower end, of a beautiful 

 lilac colour and very conspicuoiis in the living bird ; iris and 

 evelash black ; bill black ; feet blackish brown tinged with olive " 

 (Gould). 



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