Long. tot. 8A unc. ; rostri, 1 ; alee, 4^ ; cauda, lį,- tarsi, 1^. 

 Habitat in Nova Cambria Australi, vel Terra Van Diemen. 



Hemipodius MKLAN0TU3. Hem. cūfite uigro, plumis ūptcibus bruTi- 

 neis ; loro, lined supra-oculari, buccisgue, pallidi flavo-brunneis ; 

 plumis buccarum apkibus extremis nigris ; nuchd leeti castaneo- 

 rufd, plumis singulis fascid laid nigrd centrali linedque cervindad 

 latera externa ; dorso svperiore uropygio et tectricibus cauda su- 

 perioribus nigris, singulis plumis brutineo minuti variegatis, nec 

 non maculis obscuri fulvis ; caudce tectricibus externi, et alarum 

 tectricibus majoribus minoribusque stramineis, harum plumis sin- 

 gulis maculd nigrd centrali; rectricibus brunneis ; guld albes- 

 centi ; colio antice pectoregue saturafė stramineis ; lateribus colli 

 et corporis pallidi stramineis, vittd oblongd transversd nigrd cen- 

 trali ; abdomine tectricibusgue inferioribus caudee fiavo-albidis ; 

 rostro pedibusgue fuscis. 



Long. tot. 6i unc. ; rostri, į ; ala, 3į ; caudce, |; tarsi, |. 



Hab. In Terra Van Diemen. 



CoTURNix PECTOHALis. Cot. loro, uuricuHs guldque fulvis ; summo 

 capite nuchdgue saturati brunneis, lineis duabus stramineis super 

 oculum ; lined stramined <J rostro ad nucham escurrente ; nuchd 

 brunned, plumis singulis lanceolatd centrali stramined, et ad latera 

 nigro guttatis ; dorso tectricibusgue superioribus caudae fuscis, 

 lineis angularibus nigris transversim notatis, strigdgue lanceolatd 

 centrali stramined; alis fuscis lineis angularibus griseis et nigris 

 transversim fasciatis; remigibus primariis cu7n maculd pectorali 

 nigris ; lateribus pectoris brunneis ; abdomine albo, plumis singu- 

 lis lined centrali nigrd ; lateribus corporis saturati brunneis, plu- 

 mis singulis strigis tribus, guarum exteriores nigrce sunt, inteV' 

 medid albd ; rostro nigrescenti ; pedibus fusco-carneis . 



Long. tot. 6| unc. ; rostri, į; ala, 3^ ; tarsi, f. 



Habitat in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Mr. Gould also exhibited a new and interesting species of Parrot, 

 presented to the Society by Mr. John Leadbeater, and which he 

 characterized, on behalf of the donor, as Platycercus ignitus. 



Plattcercus ignitus, Leadb. 



Plat. capite summo auriculis, uropygio, pectore, corporegue suhtus 

 coccineis ; bucais albis ; plumis singulis dorsi ad medium nigris, 

 marginibus coccineo et Jlavo intermixtis ; aid medid coeruled pri- 

 mariis ąuintis ad basin albis, apicibus brunneis ; rectricibus ąua- 

 tuor intermediis albis coccineo pallide tinctis ; rectricibus religuis 

 caruleis ad basin albis, ad apicem albescentibus ; rostro livido ; 

 pedibus saturatejiiscis. 



Long. tot. 12 unc; ala;, 6; caudce, 6į; tarsi, į. 



Hab. Australia. 



