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nally barred with narrow lines of black, the inner secondaries 

 barred across ; tail-feathers diiskj- brown, narrowlj' barred with 

 black, the central feathers crimson near the base of the outer web ; 

 a narrow frontal line, lores, and feathers below the eye black ; below 

 the hinder part of the eye a spot of crimson ; ear-coverts, cheeks, 

 throat, and chest paler brown, very finely vormiciilated on the sides 

 of the face and throat, more coarsely lined on tlie fore neck and 

 chest ; remainder of under surface white, barred with black, the 

 spots more ovate on the sides of the breast : under tail-coverts like 

 the breast ; thighs pale brown, very finely vermiculated with 

 blackish lines ; under wing-coverts ashy whitish, with a few dusky 

 cross lines : " biU bright vermilion, the base of the upper mandible 

 edged with pearl-grey ; eyelash greenish blue ; legs yellowish grey " 

 (/. Gould). Total length 4-5 inches, culmen 0-5, wing 2-2, tail 1"8, 

 tarsus 1'05. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. 



Young. Similar to the adults, but much duller in colour, espe- 

 cially the crimson on the rump and base of tail-feathers ; no crim- 

 son spot below the eye ; entire under surface pale brown, with 

 narrow lines of blackish and a few whitish interspaces, producing a 

 mottled appearance. 



Hub. Western and South-western Australia. 



a. Ad. sk, Australia. Purchased. 



b, c. Ad. ; d. Juv. sk. Australia. Forbes Coll. 



e. Ad. sk. West Australia (/. T. Salviu-Godman CoU. 



Cockerell). 



f. Ad. St. West Australia. J. Gould, Esq. [P.]. 



23. EMBLEMA. 



Type. 

 Emblema, Goidd, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 17 E. picta. 



Range. Confined to Australia. 



1. Emblema picta. 



Emblema picta, Goidd, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 17 ; id. B. Austr. fol. iii. 

 pi. 97 (1848); Reichenb. Vog. Neuholl. p. 118 (1850); Bp. Consp. 

 Av. i. p. 461 (18.50); Eeichenb. Smt/v. p. 21, Taf. vi. figs. 47, 48 

 (1861) ; Gould, Handh. B. Atistr. i. p. 429 (1865) ; Bajnsai/, Proc. 

 Linn. Sac. N. S. W. ii. p. 187 (1878); id. op. cit. (2) i. pp. 881, 

 1093 (1887); id. Tab. List Austr. B. p. 10 (1888). 



Estrelda picta, Grai/, Hand-l. B. ii. p. 53, no. 6739 (1870). 



Adult male. General colour above pale brown, the wing-coverts 

 like the back ; quills darker brown ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 rich scarlet ; tail-featliers blackish, with a little scarlet on the 

 edges ; head brown like the back, as also the sides of the face and 

 sides of neck ; lores, a narrow eyebrow, feathers below the eye, and 

 fore part of cheeks scarlet ; throat and under surface of body black, 

 the chin and upper throat with scarlet-tipped feathers ; centre of 

 fore neck and chest also scarlet ; sides of the black breast and 



