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blackish brown, in strong contrast to tlie back ; tail-feathers blackish 

 brown, the four middle feathers cntirelj' brown, the two outermost en- 

 tirelj' white, the next two brown with white tips, increasing in extent 

 towards the outer feathers, and extending on the outer webs of the 

 last biit two ; wings ashy brown, the median and greater coverts 

 externally edged with ashy white ; primary- coverts dark brown, with 

 conspicuous white bases to the inner webs ; quills dark brown, ex- 

 ternally edged with light brown, the secondaries plainly margined 

 with white ; a narrow frontal line and lores dull white, extending 

 backwards over the eye, but not forming a very distinct eyebrow ; in 

 front of the eye a spot of dusky black : sides of face dull white, the 

 ear-coverts ashy browia ; throat and centre of body and under tail- 

 coverts white, the sides of neck, sides of breast, and flanks ashy 

 brown ; thighs brown ; axillaries light brown : under wing-coverts 

 whitish, with brown bases ; quills ashy below, with greyish edges to 

 th£ inner web; "bill and feet brown; irides brown" {Gould). 

 Total length 4*9 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 3-45, tail 2*2, tarsus 

 0-65. 



Hah. Australia : Port Deiiison, Wide-Bay district, Eichmond and 

 Clarence-River districts. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia 

 and interior district {Ramsay'). 



a. Ad. sk. Australia. Linnean Society [P.]. 



(Type of M. macroptera.') 



b. Ad. sk. New South Wales. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



c. Ad. sk. South Australia. Sir George Grey [P.]. 



d. Ad. St. Australia. Sir T. Mitchell [P.]. 



e. Ad. sk. Australia. R. Brown, Esq. [P.]. 



2. MicrcEca assimilis, 



Micrceca assimilis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1840, p. 172 ; id. B. Austr. Intr. 



p. xl ; B}). Consp. i. p. 321 ; Reichenb. Vog. Neuholl. p. 287 ; Cab. 



Mus. Hein. Th. i. p. 52 ; Gould, Ilandb. B. Austr. i. p. 2G0 ; Ramsay, 



Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. IF. ii. pt. 2, p. 182. 

 Myiagra assimilis, Grai/, Gen. ^. i.p. 261. 

 Muscicapa assimilis, Gi-mj, Hand-l. B. i. p. .324, no. 4856. 



Adult male. General colour above earthy brown, the upper tail- 

 coverts darker sepia-brown ; wing-coverts brown, the quills brown, 

 edged narrowly with lighter brown, the secondaries with dull white ; 

 four centre tail-feathers dark brown, the next two on each side tipped 

 with white on the inner web, the white tip gradually increasing in 

 size towards the outermost, which has also the outer web white ; a 

 narrow frontal liue of dull white drawn backwards over the fore part 

 of the eye ; in front of the eye a dusky spot : ear-coverts brown, with 

 a slight dash of rufous ; cheeks, throat, abdomen, and under tail- 

 coverts white, the chest slightly shaded with light brown, the sides 

 of the body more distinctly light earthy brown ; axillaries pale rusty 

 brown ; under wing-coverts whity brown, with dusky bases ; " bill 

 and feet blackish brown ; iris reddish brown " {Goidd). Total length 

 4-5 inches, culmen 0-45, wing 3-35, tail 2"25, tarsus 0-55. 



