652 PODARGID^. 



and two crescents on the hinder part whitish ; back, rump, upper 

 wing- and upper tail-coverts dusky, vermiculated with pale gre}', 

 each feather with some irregular bars ; quills dusk}-, outer webs 

 with pale grey margins and spots ; tail dusky, with twelve or 

 more whitish-grey bars, indistinct or absent on the inner webs of 

 all but the central feathers ; sides of the head whitish, often tinged 

 with rufous : lower parts whitish, vermiculated with dusky, more or 

 less uniform towards the lower abdomen and lower tail-coverts ; 

 under wing-coverts whitish, more or less barred with dusky : bill 

 dusky ; feet brownish yellow (in skin). Total length about 8"5 

 inches, wing 5 to 5'3, tail 4*8, tarsus 0"9. 



I cannot make out whether the female diflfers from the male or 

 not, but the sexes are probably alike. Some specimens are darker, 

 some paler, the characteristic markings of the head are often indis- 

 tinct ; in other specimens the pale parts of the head and breast are 

 strongly tinged with rufous. As the rufous colour varies greatly, 

 I am inclined to believe that it is independent of age and sex, and 

 merely an individual character. 



The figures of ^■Er/oiheles novce-hollandice and the supposed JE. lev^ 

 cogaster in Gould's ' B. of Australia ' are much exaggerated. 



Hah. Greater portion of Australia. 



a-g. Ad. sk. Australia. Gould & Tweeddale 



Colls. 



h-k. (^ ; I, m. $ Australia. J. E,. Elsey, Esq. [P.]. 



ad. sk. 



n, 0. Ad. sk. N.E. Australia. Sir T. Mitchell [P.]. 



p, g. Ad. sk. Queensland (J. T. Cockerell). Salvin-Godman CoU. 



r, s. S ad. sk. Murray River, Oct. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



t. Ad. sk. Moreton Bav. Gould Coll. 



u. Ad. sk. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



V. Ad. ; to. 2 South Australia. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



ad. sk. 



cc, y. cj sk. South Australia. Tweeddale Coll. 



s. Part of skele- Australia. Purchased. 



ton. 



11. .ffigotheles savesi. 



^gotheles savesi, Layard ^- Tristr. Ibis, 1881, p. 132, pi. iv. : 

 Layard, Ibis, 1882, p. 502 (New Caledonia). 



Adtilt male. Above and below brownish black, undulated with 

 white, or rather greyish white, each feather having several irregular 

 transverse bars of whitish ; the bars are wider on the lower parts, 

 and less numerous on the tail ; inner webs of primaries uniform : 

 feet brown, upper mandible deep brownish black (in skin). 

 Total length about 12 inches, wing 6"4, tail 6-1, tarsus 1'2, middle 

 toe with claw 1"3, culmen 06. 



(Description from the type and unique specimen in Canon Tris- 

 tram's collection.) 



Nab. New Caledonia. 



