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I>ong. tot 5^ unc. ; rostri, 1^ ; al(e, '2\ ; cauda, 2| ; tarsi, |. 

 Hab. in terra Van Diemcn. 



J^CANTiioRHYNCHUS DUBIUS. Ac. sumtiio copite intensė cinc- 

 rascenti-viridi ; loro, plumis auricularibiis, lunuld in ulroąiie 

 pectoris latcre, rectricibusgtie caudce sex intermcdiis nigresccnti- 

 fuscis, rcctrieibus reliquis nigris ad apicem albis; nnchd obscure 

 Tvfd; secundariis, tectricibus alce majoribus, et uropygio einereis; 

 gula pcctorccįue cinerescenti-albis, illd rufo ti)wtd; abdomine cris- 

 soguc nitidi at palUdc castaneis ; rostro pedibusąue nigris. 



Long. tot. 5h ""C. ; rostri, 1 ; ala, 2f^ ; caudce, 2į ; tarsi, |. 



Obs. Although I have given the name of dubius to this species on 

 account of its close resemblance to Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, I 

 have biit little doubt tliat it -vvill ultimately prove to be distiact. 



Hab. in terra Van Diemen. 



The following species, also in Mr. Gould's collection, were named 

 and characterized : *- 



Pardalotus affinis. Pard. fronte nigro ; vertice nigro, singulis 

 plumis lined cenfrali albd ; lined superciliari Jlard ad basin ros- 

 tri oriente, cum lined albd conjunctd occiput vcrsus tendentc ; 

 nuchd dorsoque sordide olivaceo-fuscis ; iirop>/gio tectricibusgne 

 caud(B Jlavidė olivaceo-fuscis ; alis nigris, primariis notd albd 

 apicali ornatis, plumd tertid albescente ad marginėm extcrnum ; 

 secundariis albo nifogiie marginatis ; aid spurid ad apicem 

 Jlavd ; caudce rectricibus nigrescenti-fuscis transversim albo ad 

 apicem notatis; auriculis genisąue cinerescentibus ; guld Jlavd ; 

 pectore abdominegue inediis pallide flavis, albo intermixtis ; la- 

 teribus Jlavidė olivaceo-fuscis ; rostro nigro; pedibus fuscis. 

 Long. tot. 3į unc. ; rostri, f ; alcB, 2^; caudce, 1^; tarsi, }f. 

 Obs. This species difFers from Pardalotus striattts in having a 

 larger bill, a longer 'vving, and a longer tarsus, and in the absence 

 of the white margination of the five primaries ; the tips of the spu- 

 rious wing in the present species is yellow, -tt'hile in Pardalotus 

 striatus the šame part is scarlet. I am some-what disposed to be- 

 lieve that the bird figured by Dr. Latham may be referable to this 

 species, and not to the following. 

 Hab. In terra Van Diemen. 



Nanodes elegans. Mas. Nan. vittd frontali purpured, supi-d 

 lined 7)ietallicė coeruled marginatd ad auriculas tendentc ; loro 

 splendidė Jlavo ; capite, genis, dorso, tectricibusque caudce oli- 

 vaceo-riridibus attreo lavatis ; humeris coeruleis, primariis ni- 

 gris, primis guatuor ad marginėm viridescentibus ; secundariis 

 aldgue spurid nigris ; guld pectoregue viridcscenti-Jlavis, hoc 

 colore in Jlavum, abdomine crissogue transeunte; abdomine 

 centrali prdlidė aurantiaco ; rectricibus caudce duobus inter- 

 mediis riridcscenti-cceruleis, religuis ad basin ccerulcis, aniplė 

 Jlavo terminatis ; rostro pedibusc/ue intensė fuscis. 



