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Eopsaltria parvula, Gould, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 144 (femak). 

 Eopsalti'ia clnysorrlious, Gould, Ann. ^ Ma//. Nut. Hist. (4) iv. 



p. 109* ; G. R. Gray, Hand-l. Birds, p. 390, no. 3923 ; Rarmay, 



Froc. Linn. Sac. N. 8. W. ii. pp. 184, 206. 

 Eopsaltria magnirostris, Rnmsay ; Goidd in Ann. 8f Mag. Nat. Ifist, 



(4) iv. p. 109 1 ; Gray, Hand-'l. B. p. 390, no. 5921 ; Ramsay, Proc. 



Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. pp. 183, 200. 

 Eopsaltria inornata|, Ramsay, P. Z. S. 1874, p. C04 ; id. Tr. Linn. Soc. 



N. 8. W. ii. p. 183 (1878). 



Adult male. General colour above and scapulars olive-grey, except 

 the hind neck, which is simply grey ; wing-coverts blackish grey, 

 edge of the wing whitish ; quills blackish grey-brown, with the outer 

 web lighter, the secondaries margined with greenish yellow ; upper 

 tail-coverts bright yellow ; tail-feathers uniform dark greyish brown, 

 their outer web slightly margined with olive-colour ; except the two 

 central pairs, the feathers have narrow white tips to the end of the 

 inner web ; head, hind neck, ear-coverts, and cheeks grey ; the whole 

 under surface of the body, excepting the chin and the uppermost 

 part of throat, which are greyish white, is bright yellow ; thighs 

 and sides of breast slightly washed with light grey ; edge of wing 

 whitish ; under wing-coverts whitish, intermingled with grey ; under 

 surface of quills grey, with a little white on the margin of the inner 

 web ; bill black ; feet brown ; iris " brown." 



Young male. Like the adult male, but has the back and wings 

 more brownish and wants the olive tinge on the back and outer web 

 of the quills. In the collection of the British Museum are two 

 nestlings. They have the whole head and neck, back, scapulars, and 

 under surface of the body uniform reddish brown ; wings blackish 

 brown, with the outer web lighter-margined ; wing-coverts blackish 

 brown, with large reddish-brown margins ; bill and feet pale yellow- 

 brown in the skin. Cidmen 0"38 inch, tarsus 0'7o. 



Total length about 6 inches. 



Adult 6 • Culmen 0-7, wing 3-7, tail 2-9, tarsus 1-0. 



Adult <S- „ 0-7, „ 3-5, „ 2-9, „ 0-9. 



Adult female (according to Gould's description of his E. parvula). 

 General colour above, head, ear-coverts, and hind neck ashy grey ; 

 upper tail-coverts olive-yellow ; throat and fore neck grey ; breast 

 and under surface of the bodj- yellow. 



Hah. From Queensland to New South Wales and Victoria. 



a. c? ad. sk. Australia, July 3, 1846. Sir T. L. Mitchell [P.]. 



h. (S ad. sk. Australia. Sir D. Cooper [P.]. 



* " This bird is rather larger than E. aiisfralis, and is similar in colour, except 

 that the rump as well as tlie breast is of a beautiful jonquil-yellow."' 



" Hab. Eastern parts of N. S. Wales and southern portion of Queensland." 

 {Gould, loc cit.) 



t "Like E. chrysarrhous (Gould) in colour, but having a conspicuously larger 

 bill and shorter wings." (Gould, loc. cit.) 



I The description is taken from an apjjarently young bird obtiiined at Rock - 

 ingham Bay. 



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