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384. P. quadragilltUS, Gld., Forty-spotted Pardalote. 



Head and back olive, slightly mottled, with blackish margins to 

 feathers ; ear coverts yellow ; no wing sneculum. 

 Hab. : 5. 



FAMILY— HIRUNDINIB^. 



Broad-billed Passeres, with nine primaries. 



Sub-family — Hirundinix^e. 



True Swallows, with forked tails as far as Australia is concerned . 



Genus — HIRUNDO. — Nostrils lateral, with distinct superior membrane. 



385. H. neoxeiia, Grid., House Swallow. 



Throat rust-red ; abdomen white ; ear coverts glossy blue, like back. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



3S6. H. javailica, Sparrm., Eastern Swallow. 



Ear coverts brick-red, like sides of face ; otherwise much like 

 neoxena. 



Hab. : 2. 



Genus — CHERAMCECA. — Nostrils open and exposed, with scarcely any 

 superior membrane. 



387. C. leilCOSterillllll, Gld., Black and White Swallow (White- 



breasted Swallow). 



Crown of head white, with brown centres to feathers ; mantle, 

 upper back, cheeks, throat, fore-neck, and breast white ; rump, 

 upper tail coverts, and abdomen blue-black. 

 Hab. : 6, 7, 9. 



Genus — PETROCHELIDON". — Nostrils without any superior membrane, 

 round, and exposed. 



388. P. nigricans, Vieill. , Tree Martin. 



Frontal band of sandy buff; rump whity-brown ; throat whitish, 

 with tiny black streaks ; under surface whitish. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 



389. P. arid, Gld. (Lagenoplastes ariel), Fairy Martin. 



Entire head rufous ; rump creamy- white ; under surface whitish. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9. 



FAMILY— MOTACILLID^E. 



Inner secondary quills are nearly as long as the primaries ; bastard 

 primary absent. 



Genus — ANTHUS. — Profile of culmen swollen from centre to tip. 



390. A, australis. Vig. and Hors., Pipit (Ground-Lark). 



General plumage tawny ; outer tail feathers white, without any 

 brown on the outer webs ; second, third, fourth, and fifth primaries 

 distinctly emarginate. 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, o, 6, 7, S, 9. 



SECTION C— STURNIFORMES. 



This section is an artificial one. — R. B. Sharpe. 



FAMILY— ARTAMID^. 



Planta tarsi entire ; nostrils placed low in the bill, nearer to the tomium 

 than to the culmen ; wings extremely long, reaching to the end of 

 the tail. 



