662 MENIJEIDiE, 



being ashy grey, with triangular notches of tawny buff, these notches 

 bemg transparent by the absence of the radioli of the feather, the 

 inner edge of the outer tail-feather recurved on itself and edged 

 with black : liead and neck dark slaty brown, as also the sides o£ 

 the face, ear-covcrts, and clieeks ; under surface of body ashy brown, 

 washed with rufous on the throat ; under wing-coverts and axil- 

 laries ashy : " bill and nostrils black ; bare space round the eye 

 blackish lead-colour ; legs and feet black, the scales mealy ; iris 

 blackish brown " (J. Goukl). Total length 38 inches, culmcn 1-65, 

 wing 11, tail 24, tarsus 4-4. 



Adult female. Differs from the male in wanting the lyre-shaped 

 tail, all the feathers of the tail being webbed and broad, the centre 

 ones the longest, the outer feathers with internal notches of trans- 

 parent plumage without radioli. Total length 33 inches, culmen 

 1-5, wing 11, tail 19, tarsus 4. 



Nesilinij. Entirely covered with black down. 



Hah. New South Wales. 



a. S ad. St. New South Wales. Hardwicke Coll. 



b. S ad. sk. New South AVales. Dr. Forbes [P.]. 



c. 5 ad. sk. New South Wales. Hardwicke Coll. 



d. $ ad. sk. New South AVales. Hume Coll. 



2. Menura victorise. 



Menura victoriae, Gould, P. Z. S. 18G2, p. 23 ; id. Handh. B. Austv. 

 i. p. 302 (1865) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 185, no. 2531 (1869) ; 

 Ramsay, Tab. List Atistr. B. p. 7 (1888). 



Adult male. Similar to 31. superha, but distinguished by the white 

 inner web of the outer tail-feather viewed from below, the inner 

 wob being very broadly notched or barred with chestnut. Total 

 length 36 inches, culmen 1-5, wing 10-4, tail 24, tarsus 4*4. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of M. superha, but with 

 chestnut bars on the under surface of the outer tail-feather. Total 

 length 27 inches, culmen 1'6, wing lO'o, tail 15-5, tarsus 4-4. 



Hah. Victoria and South Australia. 



a. S ad. sk. Victoria {Prof. McCoy). Gould Coll. (Type 



of species.) 

 6, c.c5' ad. etjuv.sk. Victoria. Gould Coll 



r/jej/cJ ad.etjuv.sk. Victoria (J. 7'. Cockerell). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 y, Juv. sk. Victoria. Gould Coll. 



3. Menura alberti. 



Menura alberti, Goidd, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. p. 67 (1850) ; Bp. Consp. 

 i. p. 215 (1850) ; Gould, Suppl. B. Amir. pi. 10 (1851); id. P. Z. S. 

 1853, p. 45, pi. 53 ; Leycester, P. Z. S. 18U0, p. 113 ; id. Ibis, ISLil, 

 p. 174 ; Goiild, Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 307 (1865) ; Gray, Hand-l. 

 B. i. p. 185, no. 2630 (1869) ; Eamsay, Tab. List Austr. B. p. 7 

 (1888). 



