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perbreves et debiles, externi utrinąue aeąuales et interraedio ad. 

 juncti fere ad articulum primum ; ungues incurvi. 

 Typus est Psilopus albogularis. 



PsiLOPUs BREViROSTHis. Psil. Tosti'o pcrhrevi, pallide fusco ; 

 strigd svperciliarijlavescente ; vertice fuscescenti-cinereo ; nuclid 

 olivaced; dorso, nrojn/gio, teclricibusgue caudcE oUvaceis; phimis 

 auricularihus, gcnisgue pallide rufo-brunneis ; gula, pccforcęne^ 

 albis, olivaceo lavatis, strigisrpie fuscis longitudinalibus, lcviteT\jA \,\^ 

 ornatis ; abdomine pallide citrino ; rectricibus caudcE intermedUs ^ ^^^ 

 duobus f uscis ; rclirjuis ad basinftiscis dein nigrescente fasciatis, 

 et interne albo notatis, apicibus pallide f uscis ; pedibus nigre- 

 scentibus. 



Long. tot. 3į unc. ; rostri, į; alce, 2; cauda, lį; tarsi, į. 



Hab. in Novti Canibriii Australi. 



Obs. In my own Collection. 



Psilopus fuscus. Psil. vertice, corporeąue toto superne, saturatė 

 fuscis, leviter olivaceo tinctis ; rectricibus caud(c duahus inter- 

 medUs fuscis ; reliąuis ad basin albis, dein nigrescenti-fuscolatė 

 fasciatis, exinde albo notatis, apicibus pallide fuscis ; gula, pec- 

 toreąue cinereis ; abdomine, crissogue albis ; rostro jjedibusaue 

 intense fuscis. 



Long. tot. 3;|unc.; rostri, \; alce, '2.^ ; cauda, 1|; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Australia. 



Obs. In the Collection of the Eai'l of Derby. 



Psilopus olivaceus. Psil. strigd superciliari a basi rnandibulce 

 jiavd ; vertice, corporeąue suprd olivaceis ; alis fuscis, plumis 

 extus olivaceo marginatis ; rectricibus caudce duobus intermediis 

 fuscis; reliąuis ad basin fuscis, dciii albo, nigrescenti fusco, ite- 

 riimąue albo fasciatis, apicibus f uscis ; rostro pedibusąue fuscis. 



I.ong. tot. 4^ unc. ; rostri, \ ; alm, 2^ ; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, |-. 



Hab. in Nova Cambriii Australi. 



Psilopus albogularis. Psil. vertice, plumis auricularihus, cor- 

 poreąue suprd olivoceofuscis ; guld cdbd ; pcctore corporccĮue 

 subtus Icctė citrinis ; rectricibus caudai duobus intermediis f uscis, 

 reliąuis ad basin fuscis, albo, dein late nigrescenti-fusco fasciatis, 

 et interne ad apicem cervinis ; rostro, pedibiisąue intense f uscis. 



Long. tot. 4į unc. ; rostri, į ; al(s, 2g ; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Petroica MODESTA. Pet. summo capite, corpore strprd, cdis cau- 

 ddąue rufo-brmi7ieis ; guld alhd, hrunneo lavatd ; pecfo7-e et 

 abdomine centrcdi coccineo lavatis ; abdominis inferion, crisso- 

 \ que cdbis ; lateribus brunneis ; i'ostro nigrescenti-brimneo ; pe- 

 dibus fiavescenti-brunneis. 

 Long. tot. unc. 5 ; rostri, ^ ; alce, 2(j ; caudce, 2 ; tarsi, |. 

 Hcd). in Nova Hollandia apud oram orientalem. 

 Obs. The female resembles the niale, but is rather lighter in colour, 

 and has only an indication of the scarlet tinge ou the chest and sides. 



