330 Mr. E. P. Ramsay's Additional List 



watei% and almost anything in the shape of fruit. It is a great 

 mimic, and imitates many of our native birds with much preci- 

 sion, accompanied by the most varied and pleasing actions. 



75. Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus, Kuhl. H. B. A. i. 

 p. 442. 



76. Sericulus melinus (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 456. 

 Several specimens were sent during the year 1865, but none 



previously. 



77. MiMETA viRiDis (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 462. 

 Quite similar to specimens from New South Wales. 



78. MiMETA AFFiNis, Gould. H. B. A. i. p. 465. 



79. Sphecotheres MAxiLLARis (Latham). H. B. A. i.p.466. 



80. AcANTHOGENYs RUFiGULARis, Gould. H. B. A. i. p. 534. 

 A single specimen is all I have seen of this species from Port 



Denison. 



81. ANTHOCHiERA CARUNCULATA (Latham). H.B.A.i.p.538. 



82. Myzomela sanguinolenta (Latham). H.B.A.i.p.555. 



83. ZosTEROPS, sp. ? 



84. CucuLus opTATus, Gould ? H. B. A. i. p. 614. 



In the course of 1865 several specimens were sent, and among 

 them one very beautiful and showy bird, which eventually may 

 turn out to be a new species, but which at present, knowing the 

 great dissimilarity which exists between the young and the adults 

 of this genus in Australia, I have put down as the young C. op- 

 tatus. This interesting specimen is so elaborately marked that 

 it would take too long to describe it at present. I may mention, 

 however, that the whole of the upper surface is chestnut-brown, 

 barred with wavy lines of blackish-brown. Throat and chest 

 white, closely barred with broad waves of dark brown ; under- 

 sides of the wmgs white, barred with narrow lines of brown ; 

 breast, abdomen, and flanks the same as in the adult of C op- 

 tatus ; under tail-coverts barred with five distinct lines of brown ; 

 feathers of tail chestnut above, barred with blackish-brown ; 

 below brown, through which the chestnut and blackish-brown 



