285 
inches. 
Length from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail 23 
DE Chee Bane ey end Pye a aisdaes ie fret eben ese 25 
from the tip of the nose to the base of the ear 75 
Of-fhe, GAR ct. te thee ares Oats wlaebenate cae + 
of the tarsi and toes ..... 5 
Hab. Brushes of the east coasts of Australia, = 
3. DescRIPTIONS OF A NEW SPECIES OF PTILOTIS AND A NEW 
species oF EdpsatTRiA. By Joun Gouxp, F.R.S. 
Mr. Gould also exhibited two new species of birds of the genera 
Ptilotis and Eépsaltria, which he characterized as follows :— 
PrILOTIS FASCIOGULARIS. 
All the upper surface, wings and tail olive-brown, the feathers of 
the head and back with darker centres, and the primaries and tail- 
feathers narrowly margined externally with greenish wax-yellow ; 
lores and a streak down the side of the head from the posterior 
angle of the eye blackish brown; ear-coverts pale yellow; on each 
side of the neck a patch of yellowish white; feathers of the throat 
brownish black, each bordered with pale yellow, presenting a fasciated 
appearance; breast blackish brown; under surface striated with brown 
and buffy, becoming paler towards the vent ; irides lead-colour ; bill 
and feet black. 
Total length, 74 inches ; bill, $; wing, 32; tail, 3; tarsi, 1}. 
Hab, Mangrove Island, Moreton Bay. 
Female.—Similar in colour, but of smaller size. 
Eépsautrria Capito. 
Upper surface olive-green, inclining to brown on the head ; wings 
and tail slaty brown, faintly margined with olive-green ; ear-coverts 
grey ; lores and a line descending in front of the eye and the throat 
greyish white; under surface yellow; irides hazel; bill black; feet 
brownish flesh-colour. 
Total length, 5 inches; bill, 3; wing, 33; tail, 2}; tarsi, Z. 
Hab. Brushes of the River Brisbane, New South Wales. 
Remarks,—Shorter and less elegantly formed than FE. Australis, 
with a stout broad bill and a proportionately large and heavy head. 
