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whitish tips; a line in front and the feathers above and 

 below the eye blackish ; ear-coverts silky grey, slightly tipped 

 with blackish brown ; extending behind, and partially con- 

 cealed by the posterior and lower corner of the ear-coverts, 

 a conspicuous patch of bright yellow feathers ; cheeks, chin, 

 throat, and all the under surface pale lemon-yellow, becoming 

 slightly darker on the centre of the throat and fore-neck, 

 each feather of the latter and those on the sides of the breast 

 having a narrow indistinct line of brown down the centre ; 

 thighs brown ; under tail-coverts pale lemon-yellow ; under 

 wing-coverts and inner margins of primaries pale fulvous : 

 bill blackish brown; legs and feet fleshy brown. Total 

 length 5 '6 inches, wing 3* 13, tail 2'2, bill from gape 0'7, 

 tarsus 0*8. 



The sexes are alike in plumage. 



Hab. M'^JMinu^s Kange, Central Australia. 



This very distinct species of Ptilotis I have named after 

 Mr. George Arthur Keartlaud, whose assiduity and perse- 

 verance as ornithological collector contributed so much to 

 the success of the expedition. 



Climacteris superciliosa, sp. n. 



Adult male. Like the male of C. erythrops, but diflFering 

 from that species in having a smaller bill; the crown of the 

 head greyish brown instead of blackish brown; the band 

 through the wing rich buff instead of pale greyish buff; the 

 ear-coverts greyish black streaked with white instead of 

 uniform greyish brown ; and the orbital region and super- 

 ciliary stripes pure white instead of rusty red. Total length 

 5*7 inches, wing 3'55, tail 2'55, bill from forehead 06, 

 from gape 0'73, tarsus 0"73. 



Adult female. Like the male in colour, but having the 

 white superciliary stripes margined above by narrower lines 

 of rusty red and the feathers on the centre and lower part of 

 the fore-neck dull white edged with pale rusty red. Total 

 length 5-7 inches, wing 3-4, tail 2 5, bill from forehead 0-6, 

 from gape 0'73, tarsus 0'73. 



Hab. Illara Creek, Central Australia. 



