45. BHIPIDCKA. 311 



a. Ad. St. Australia. E. Douljleday, Esq. [P.]. 



b. Ad. sk. Australia. 



c. d. cJ 5 ad. sk. South Australia. Sir George Grey [P.]. 

 e. Juv. sk. Australia. 



4. Rhipidura saturata. 



Rhipidura albiscapa, Guuhl, B. Aitstr. folio, ii. pi, 83 (pt.). 

 Rliipidura albiscapa, Bhjth, Cat. B. Mm. A. S. B. p. 206 («ec Gmdd). 



Similar to R. albiscapa of Australia, but rather larger, and every- 

 where much darker, the head blacker, the sides of the neck and 

 throat-collar deeper black, and the entire under surface richer orange- 

 fulrous ; tail blackish, the outer webs and tips of the external fea- 

 thers smoky brown, dull white towards the base of the outer web of 

 the outermost rectrix ; wing-spots much smaller. Total length 6-2 

 inches, culmen 0-35, wing 2-9, tail 3'55, tarsus 0-65. 



Hah. Tasmania. 



«. Ad. ; b. Juv. sk. Tasmania. 



c. Ad. sk. Tasmania. 



Ronald Gunn, Esq. [P.]. 

 Antarctic Expedition [C.]. 



5. Rhipidura brenchleyi. 

 Rhipidui-a, sp., Grai/, Cat. B. Trap. Id. Pacific Ocean, p. 17. 



Adult male. General colour above dark slatj' grey, the upper tail- 

 coverts blacker ; tail-feathers dark brown, the two centre feathers 

 with dark brown shafts, all the others with white shafts and tipped 

 with ashy white, this latter increasing in extent towards the outer- 

 most feather, which is light ashy brown along the outer web and 

 for a good part of the end of the inner web ; wings dark brown, the 

 wing-coverts edged with ashy, a few of the outer greater coverts 

 minutely spotted with white near the tips of the outer web ; primary- 

 coverts and quills dark brown, the innermost secondaries narrowly 

 margined with ashy brown ; loral plumes white, exteudiug above 

 the fore part of the eye ; feathers in front of and round the eye and 

 the ear-coverts blackish, the latter with a white spot above them ; 

 chin and upper throat white, extending backwards along the cheeks ; 

 rest of under surface of body light ochraceous buff, the white throat 

 separated from the breast by a greyish-black band, the sides of the 

 breast washed with grey ; thighs brown ; under taU-coverts white ; 

 axUlaries dusky, edged with ochraceous buff; under wing-coverts 

 light ochraceous, dusky at base, the greater series white ; quills ashy 

 brown below, lighter along the inner web ; bill blackish, lighter at 

 the base of the lower mandible ; " iris black " {BrencMey). Total 

 length 'rS inches, culmen 0-4, wing 2-9, tail 3*2, tarsus 0-75. 



AduU female. Similar to the male. Total length 5*8 inches, wing 

 2-95, tail 3-2, tarsus 0-7. 



Hah. J^ew Hebrides group of islands. 



a,b. (S 2 ad. sk. Aueiteum. Aug. 186-5. Julius Brencbley. Esq. [P.]. 



