Vol 

 1902 



^'•J Hall, Notes on Bird- Skins from N.W. Australia. 55 



In this young bird the first sign of red upon the head appears 

 above the eye ; tail and bill reddish. 



This adult male agrees in certain respects with Mr. Hartert's 

 Bathilda ruficmida cl(iresce?ts, sub-sp.* The red is extending over 

 the crown, and is strong upon the lateral portions of it and 

 around the eye. There is no red upon the lower portion of the 

 throat. The abdomen is yellow, but scarcely bright yellow ; 

 wing, 53 mm. 



A specimen in the National Museum, Melbourne, shows the 

 red extending across the anterior half of the head. 



68. Emblema picta (Gould), Painted Finch. 



Einblcma picta, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. ill., pi. 9/ (1848) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xiii., p. 295 (1890). 



One adult male, 24/3/00. 



Two adult females, 24/3/00 and 6/4/00. 



The amount of red upon the breast of the March female is 

 almost as great in quantity as on that of the male. The April 

 female is much paler upon the back than the other. 



[On 29/4/00 I found a nest of this species in a bunch of 

 spinifex. It contained one &g^. Four days later the nest was 

 torn away and the Qgg gone, which was probably the work of a 

 Hawk or lizard. So tame is this species that two came to the 

 camp and had a drink from the bucket. On 5th November I 

 met it for the first time here (Livuringa). My experience so far 

 is that it keeps near the hills] 



69. POEPHILA ACUTICAUDA (Gould), Long-tailed Finch. 



Poephila acuticauda, Gould, Birds Aust., foi., vol. iii. , pi. 90 (1848) ; 

 Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xiii., p. 375 (1890). 



Adult male, 1/2/00, 



[While travelling through spinifex (14/4/00) I found a nest in a 

 bush, 5 feet from the ground. It contained three fresh eggs. 

 On 24th March I saw several nests being built.] 



70. T^ENIOPYGIA CASTANOTIS (Gould), Chestnut-eared Finch. 



Amadina castanotis, Gould, Birds Aust., fol., vol. iii., pi. 87 (1848). 

 Tceniopygia castanotis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., vol. xiii., p. 311 

 (1890). 



One nestling, 24/7/00. Bill jet black (see Horn Rep., Zool. 

 p. 88) ; no sign of chestnut upon cheeks or ear coverts ; the only 

 signs of bar markings are upon the sides of the chest, and very 

 faint. [Irides brown ; bill black, corner of mouth whitish ; legs 

 and feet pale fleshy-grey.] 



[On 4/4/00 I found a nest that had been occupied a second 

 time, as four eggs, decomposed internally, were hidden beneath 

 the lining. They corresponded with the fresh eggs above them. 

 When bathing it squats in the water and splashes about for 3 to 



* Novi. Zool., vol. vi., p. 427 (1899). 



