1. MENTJEA. 663 



AcMt male. Similar to M. sujpcrba, but chestnut above, with a 

 slaty-grey head and neck; the tail-feathers not so long as in 

 M. superha, and all more webbed than in that species, the outer 

 feather black with no bars on the inner web ; under surface light 

 ashy, the throat chestnut, the lower breast Avashed with tawny buff, 

 the under tail-coverts chestnut. Total length 31 inches, culmen 1-5 

 wing 10, tail 19-5, tarsus 4-3. 



Adult female. Similar to the female of M. superba, but more 

 chestnut above. Total length 28 inches, culmen 1-G, win- 9-5 

 tail 16, tarsus 4-2. ' 



Hab. Wide-Bay and Richmond-River districts in Eastern 

 Australia. 



a. 2 ad. sk. Riclimond Eiver. F. Strano-e fC 1 



b, c, d. c? ad. et Richmond River (J. T. Cocke- Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 imm. sk. rell). 



e,f. S ad. et Richmond River. F. Strange rC.l. 



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