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CAMPOPHAGIDiE. 



broacler towards tho ends of the feathers, the inucrmost secondaries 

 grey on the outer web, black on the inner one ; two centre tail- 

 feathers ashy grey, blackish towards the tips, which are white, the 

 rest of the tail-feathers black, broadly tipped with white and washed 

 with grey towards the base : outer feather browner than the others 

 and more broadly tipped with white ; a frontal band, lores, and 

 feathers surrounding the eye black ; the sides of the face and ear- 

 coverts grey like the crown, the black of the face extending about 

 halfway above the eye and extending l)elow on the upper edge of 

 the ear-coverts : fore' part of eyelid black, the hinder edge of it 

 white ; checks and throat white, with a spot of black at the base of 

 the lower mandible ; lower throat, fore neck, and breast light French 

 grey, the lower abdomen and under tail-coverts pure white ; thighs 

 slaty grey ; under wing-coverts and axillaries pure white, as well 

 as the inner lining of the quills, which are otherwise ashy below ; 

 "bill black; feet dark brown; iris dark brown" (Gould). Total 

 length 10-2 inches, culmen 0-85, wing G'-lo, tail 5-2, tarsus 0-95. 



Touncj. In extreme youth, or during the first few months after it 

 has left tho nest, the* throat, chest, and back of the neck are jet- 

 black, while the breast and abdomen are rayed with obscure arrow- 

 shaped markings of the same colour on a greyish-white ground ; 

 from this state individuals in every variety of change, to the uniform 

 grey throat and head with black lores and mark under the eye, are 

 to be met with (Gould). 



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Head of Graucalus mentalis, to show region of the eye. 



Hah. Australia : Rockingham Bay, Port Denison, Wide Bay 

 district, Kichmoud and Clarence river districts. New South Wales, 

 Victoria (Ramsay). 



rt.Juv.sk. South Australia. Linneau Society [P.J. (Type 



of species.) 



b, c. Ad. sk. South Austraha. Sir George Grey [P.]. 

 d. S ad. sk. MuiTay River, South Su" George Grey [P.]. 



c. Ad. sk. Australia. ' Sir T. Mitchell [P.]. 

 /. Ad. sk. Lake Elphinstone. Museum Godeffroy. 

 (/. Imm. St. Australia. 



h, i. Imm. st. Australia. J. Gould, Esq. [C.]. 



k. Pidl.; I. Ad. st. Adelaide. Purchased. 



