420 BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 



featliers transversely marked with fine lines of black ; a small 

 black patch on the middle of the chest ; abdomen white ; 

 under tail-coverts bufty white ; flanks chestnut, each feather 

 marked near the tip with two small oval spots of white ; bill 

 reddish orange ; feet reddish orange, rather lighter than the 

 bill ; irides red. 



The female has the transverse lines on the face, upper tail- 

 coverts, and feet as in the male ; upper surface, ear-coverts, 

 wings, tail, and flanks greyish brown ; throat and chest grey, 

 slightly tinged with brown ; abdomen yellowish brown ; bill 

 reddish orange. 



Total length 4^ inches ; wing 2 J ; tail 1 J ; tarsi ^. 



Genus POEPHILA, Gould. 



A generic division proposed for a number of Grass-Finches 

 distinguished for the beauty of their plumage and the elegance 

 of their form ; they principally inhabit the plains of the north- 

 ern portions of Australia. 



Sp. 259. POEPHILA GOULDI^, Gould. 



GouLDiAN Grass-Pinch. I 



Amadina gouldice, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, part xii. p. 5. 

 Poephila ffouldice, Gould, Birds of Australia, fol., vol. i. Introd. p. xlix. 



Chloebia gouldicB, Reich. Sing. Vogel. 



Amadina Gouldise, Gould, Birds of Australia, foL, vol. iii. pi. 88. 



It was with feelings of the purest affection that I ventured, 

 in the folio edition, to dedicate this lovely bird to the memory 

 of my late wife, who for many years laboriously assisted me 

 with her pencil, accompanied me to Australia, and cheerfully 

 interested herself in all my pursuits. The dedication of this 

 bird to Mrs. Gould's memory will surely then receive the 

 sanction of every scientific ornithologist. 



The Fofijjhila youldm was discovered by Gilbert on Green- 



