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128. IH. COrOliattlS, Gld., Purple-crowned Wren. 



Head lilac, with black spot in centre of crown. 

 Hab. : 8 



129. M. IlielailOCeplialllS. Vig. and Hois., Orange backed Wren. 



Head black, as also the entire under surface ; back scarlet-vermilion 

 Hab. : 3, 7. 



130. HI. dorsalis, Lewin (M. cruentatus), Red-backed Wren. 



Head black, as also the entire under surface ; back deep crimson. 

 Hab. : 1,2, 8. 



131. HI. boweri, Ramsay (M. cruentatus boweri), Bower Red-backed 



Wren. RL.S. of N.S.W., vol. i., p. 1,100 (juvenile skin). 



Throat and abdomen white ; a few crimson feathers on shoulders, 

 back, and rump, the others being light fawn. 

 Hab. : 8. 



132. HI. cyailOClllailiyS. Sharpe, Silvery-blue Wren. 



Adult male similar to M. cyaneus, and having head, ear coverts. 

 and mantle of same tint, but the blue much lighter, paler, and of a 

 silvery cobalt instead of the deep cobalt-blue of M. cyaneus (Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1881, pp. 788-9). 

 Hab. : 2, 3. 



Genus— RHIPIDUR A. —Tail longer than wing. 



133. R. albiscapa, Gld., White-shafted Fan tail. 



Two centre tail feathers with brown shafts, the rest with white 

 ones; under surface ochreous-buff, the breast uniform; throat 

 white, with a black or grey patch on lower portion ; throat mark black 

 Hab : 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. 



134. R. albicailda, North, White-tailed Fan-tail. 



Similar to R. albiscapa. One or two of outermost tail feathers on 

 each side pure white ; two central feathers of tail blackish-brown ; 

 other tail feathers white, narrowly edged with brown. 

 Hab. : 7. 



135. R. preiSSi, Cabanis,Western Fan-tail. 



Allied to R albiscapa, but wants the black breast-band. 

 Hab. : 8, 9. 



136. R. rilfifroilS, Lath. , Rufous Fan-tail. 



Frontal plumes and eyebrows rufous ; bases of central tail feathers 

 rufous for nearly two thirds their length ; fore-neck scaled in appear- 

 ance, the feathers black, broadly edged with white ; head and 

 neck brown. 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 6. 



137. R. dryaS, Gld., Wood Fly-catcher. 



Smaller than R. rufifrons, has more white in tips of tail, which is 

 fringed with rufous at base only ; breast white, crossed by distinct 

 band of black, and devoid of the dark spots on chest of R. rufifrons 



Total length, 5 "75 in. ; wing, 2*6 in. ; tail, 3 '5 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 2. 



138. R. setosa, Quoy and Gaim., Northern Fan-tail. 



Adult Male — General colour dark ashy-grey ; head and sides of 

 face blackish ; tail blackish, penultimate feathers slightly tipped 

 with white ; malar line and throat white ; broad band of ashy grey 

 across fore-neck and chest, some feathers with whitish shaft lines : 

 centre of body light butf, fading into white on under tail coverts. 



Female similar. 



Total length, 7 in. ; culmen, 6 in. ; wing, 3 5 in. ; tail, 3 "6 in. , 

 tarsus, 6 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 8. 



