64 DIC^ID^. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but with the cheeks and fore 

 neck grey. 



Hah. N^ew Guinea. 



a. S ad. sk. Astrolabe Mountains, S.E. Mr. A. Goldie [C.]. 



New Guinea. 



11. PARDALOTUS. 



Type. 



Pardalotus, Vieill. Analyse, p. 31 (1816) P. oruatus. 



a. Bill of rardalotus ornatus. b. Wing of same, to sbow absence of 

 bastard primary. 



Range. Confined to Australia. 



Key to tlie Sj)ecles. 



a. Head streaked with white on the hinder crown 

 and occiput. 

 a'. All the primaries edged with white, forming 

 a large wing-patch ; tips of primary- 

 coverts scarlet oi-natus, p. 55. 



b'. Third and fourth primaries edged with white ; 

 tips of primary-coverts scarlet, or orange, 



or yeUow assimilis, p. 56. 



e'. Third primary only edged with white ; tips 



of primary-coverts always yellow affinis, p. 57. 



h. Head black, with round spots of white. 



d\ Back mottled, the feathers edged with black 

 with a subterminal spot ; upper tail- 

 coverts crimson ; loral spot white ; throat 

 and fore neck bright yellow ; under tail- 

 coverts yellow. 



a". Hump chestnut pvnctatus, p. 58. 



b". Rump yellow xanthopt/r/ius, p. 59. 



