682 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Graiit on a 



the colonists as the "Apostle-bird/' on account of its habit 

 of going about in small companies of about twelve. — 

 G. C. ;S.] 



PoMATORHINUS RUBECULUS Gould. 



Pomatorhinus ruheculus Math. p. 71. 



a-h. ^ ? . Clifton Downs, 21st Sept.-16th Oct. 



Iris pale yellow ; bill black, whitish at the base of the 

 culmen and lower mandible ; legs slate-black. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 9"5-10*5 inches. 



[The Rufous-breasted Chatterer is gregarious in its habits 

 and is very plentiful on the Upper Gascoyne River. — ■ 



G. a s.] 



Hylacola cauta Gould. 



Hylacola cauta Math. p. 70. 



a,b.S^ {'-)■ Kurrawang, 3rd & 23rd Sept. 



Male. Iris brownish-buff; bill olivaceous-brown; legs 

 pinkish. 



? Female. Iris buff; bill dark brown ; legs brown. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 5*25-5'5 inches. 



The Shy Scrub-Warbler appears to be a rare bird and 

 difficult to procure : even in Australian museums there seem 

 to be very few examples. 



Specimen b, which, though marked as a male, I believe to 

 be a female, has the upper parts reddish-brown, whereas in 

 the male a they are umber-brown : in a the ground-colour 

 of the under parts is pale fulvous instead of white. 



This species was not previously represented in the British 

 Museum. 



Dryma(edus brunneopygius Gould. 

 Drymacedus brunneipygius Math. p. 70. 

 a. ? . Dwaladine, 4th March. 

 Bill dull black ; legs dark brown. 

 Total length, measured in the flesh, 8'0 inches. 

 [The Scrub-Eobin is a very shy bird : it was met with 

 among thick undergrowth. — G. C. S.] 



