1. AUTAMIDES. 



a". Under wing-covorts leadeu grey or 

 slaty blackish. 

 a'". Thi'oat sl.aty gi'ey like the breast, 

 rt'. Region of the eye and ear-coverts 

 blackish. 

 «'. Much larger ; wing about 7'4 

 inches ; under wing-covei"ts 

 slaty gTe}' like the breast .... caledonims, p. 10. 

 i'. Smaller; wing about 6"4: inches ; 

 under wing-coverts blackish, 

 much darker than the breast . . nrhistacetis, p. 11 

 c'. Smallest ; wing about 5-5 inches ; 

 under wing-coverts slaty grey 



like the breast farratus, p. 11. 



b'. Region of the eye and ear-coverts 



light grey siaiiafreims, p. 12. 



h'". Throat, fore neck, and cheeks glossy 



greenish black pollens, p. 18. 



b". Under wing-coverts and axillaries 

 white. 

 c'". Vent and under tail-coverts slaty grey I personatus, p. l.S. 



like the breast j parvidus, p. 14. 



d"'. Vent and under tail-coverts white. . flaris, p. 14. 

 <■". Under wing-coverts and a.xillaries fawn- 

 buff cwrulviyriseus, p. 15. 



d". Under \ving-co verts and axillaries grey- 

 ish cobalt like the rest of the under 



surface temmincki. p. 15. 



i'. General colour not uniform, the colour of 

 the under surface more or less different 

 from the aspect of the upper, which is 

 grey or blackish. 

 e". Throat glossy black, extending on to 

 the fore neck. 

 e'". General colour above dark slaty grey, 

 the black of the hind nock reach- 

 ing onto the mantle ; breast entirely 

 grey, only the lower abdomen 

 white : size large ; wing about 



6'6o inches vutgnirostrh, p. 16. 



/'". General colour lighter slate-colour. 

 the mantle scarcely tinged with 

 black ; grey confined to the breast 

 below, leaving the eutii'e abdomen 

 white : size smaller ; wing about 



6-45 inches ntriceps, p. 16. 



/". Throat grej' or white. 



//'". Back^)lack like the head ; the lower 

 back, rump, and upper tail-coverts 

 pure -nhite, as also the entire under 



surface of the body hicolor. p. 17. 



h'". Upper surface entirely grey, the nasal 

 plumes, lores, feathers round the 



eye, and chin black fortis. p. 18. 



b. With the lower breast and abdomen barred 

 across with black and white, 

 f'. Throat and chest uniform grey. 

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