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seldom seen near the settlement that no examples had been 

 procured prior to his visit. 



The sexes present the usual difference in the smaller size 

 and sombre colouring of the female. 



The male has the head and rump scarlet, the remainder of 

 the plumage deep chocolate-brown ; irides reddish brown ; 

 bill olive-brown, becoming much lighter on the lower mandi- 

 ble ; legs and feet olive-grey. 



Total length 4 J inches ; bill f ; wing 2^ ; tail If ; tarsi f . 



The female is uniform brown above, lighter beneath. 



Sp. 343. MYZOMELA PECTORALIS, Gould. 



Banded Honey-eater. 

 Myzomela pectoralis, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, part viii. p. 170. 



Myzomela pectoralis, Gould, Birds of Australia, fol., vol. iv. pi. 65. 



It will be seen from the number of novelties received from 

 the northern portion of Australia that that part of the country- 

 possesses a fauna almost peculiar to itself, few species, of the 

 smaller birds at least, being similar to those of the southern 

 districts. 



The present interesting bird was forwarded to me by Bynoe 

 as having been shot by him on the north coast, but to my 

 regret it was unaccompanied by any information whatever 

 respecthig its habits. 



Some of the specimens sent me had the centre of the back 

 of a ferruginous hue, while in others the same part was jet- 

 black ; I am inclined to regard the former to be the plumage 

 of the young birds, and it is just possible it may also be cha- 

 racteristic of the adult female. 



Forehead, crown of the head, upper surface, wings, tail, and 

 a narrow band across the chest black; throat, upper tail- 

 coverts and all the under surface white ; bill and feet black. 



Total length 4^ inches ; bill | ; wing 2| ; tail if j tarsi |. 



