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Land, so callccl from the numerous whito spots \vith vvhich it is 

 adorned. 



Hab. in tcrru Van Diemen. 



Paudalotus melanocepiialus. Pard. vertice, loro, jilumisgue 

 auricularibus nigris ; strigd superciliari auranticd oriente, alhd 

 desinente ; genis collū/ue lateribus albis ; nuchd, dorsogue cine- 

 rescenti-olivaceis ; reclricibus caudcE fuscescenti-cci'vinis ; caudd 

 nigrd, ad apicem cdbd ; alis nigrescenti-fuscis ; remigihus tertio, 

 ą^iarto, quinto, sexto, septlmoque albis ; secondariis albo margi- 

 natis atque tcrminatis ; lined albd obliąue per humeros abductd ; 

 aid spurid coccineo terminatd ; lined gutturali, pectore, abdomi- 

 neque medio Icetė Jiavis ; crisso cervino ; rostro nigro ; pedibus 

 fuscis. 



Long. tot. 4- unc. ; rostri, į ; al(E, 2į ; caiidce, 1^ ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Novii Cambriii Australi, apud oram orientalem. 



Pardalotus rubricatus. Pard. fascid frontali angustd sor- 

 dide albd ; vertice, et occipite nigris. albo guttatis ; nuchd, dorso, 

 tiropygio, tectricibusque alarum cinei'eis ; alis intensė fuscis ; aid 

 spurid, primariis ad basin, secondariisque ad marginėm ex- 

 ternum Icctė aurantiacis ; notd fiammed anie ocnlos ; strigd su- 

 per-oculari cervind ; tectricibus caudcR olivaceis ; cattdd intensė 

 fiiscd, ad apicem albd ; gula, abdominegue cinereis ; pectore 

 jiavo ; mandibuld superiore fuscd, inferiore cinered ; pedibus 

 fuscis. 



Long. tot. 4' unc. ; rostri, ^^ ; alce, 2^ ; caudce, lį ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Australia. 



Obs. In my own Collection. 



Paciiycephala xanthoprocta. Pach. i'ertice, corporeque su- 

 prd olivaceis, hoc colorc, ad crissum, et ad marginėm remigum 

 alce, rectricumque caudce, laitiorc ; abdomine pallidė fusco ; 

 crisso Jiavo ; rostro ad apicem nigro, ad basin brunneo ; pedi- 

 bus fuscis. 



Long. tot. 6 unc. ; rostri, fj ; alce, 3^ ; caudce, 3 ; tarsi, į. 



Hab. in Nova Canibria Australi, apud oram orientalem. 



Obs. This may possibly pvove to be the female of some species 

 the malė of vvhich is at present unknown. 



Pachycephala longirostris. Pach. vertice, corpore superiore, 

 alisque olivaceis, primariis, secondariis, tectricibus, rectricibus- 

 que caudce ad marginėm nitidė olivaceo-aureis ; gidd, pectore- 

 que pallidė cinerescenti-fuscis ; crisso jiavo; rostro nigrescenti- 

 fusco ; pedibus brunneis. 

 ' Long. tot. 7 unc. ; rostri, ^ ; alce, 4 ; caudce, 3į ; tarsi, 1 . 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi, apud oram orientalem. 



Sphenostoma. Genus novum. 



ostrum breve, durum, lateraliter comprcssum, et cuneiforme ; 

 nares basales, rotundatfe, opertce ; rietus rectus ; mandibula supę- 



