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Familia ? 



Oreoica. Genus novum. 



Rostrutn capite brevius, robustum, lateribus compressis, ad apicem 

 emarginatum; maxiUa inferior, superiorem iii robore ferė aequans; 

 nares basales, rotundataj, tenuibus, brevibus, capillaribus plumis 

 (paucis elongatis intermixtis) ferė tectae; ate subelongatse, reraige 

 1 ™° brevi, 3"° longissimo ; tertiariis perlongis, priniarias ferė aequan- 

 tibus ; cauda brevis et subrotundata ; tarsi sublongi et robusti, 

 posticė integri, anticė scutellis duris muniti ; pedes ambulatorii ; 

 digiti perbreves, posticus brevissimus, externo subbrevior inter- 

 nus ; ungues breves et ferė recti. 

 Typus est Fahmnculus gutturalis, Vig. et Horsf. 



Calyptorhvnchus xanthonotus. Cal. summo capite, genis, 

 gutture, corporegue suprd et infrd fusco-nigris ; plumis pectora- 

 libus, apicibus olivaceis ; auricularibusjlavis; rectricibus caudee 



. duabus intermediis nigro-fuscis, reliquis ad bases et apices nigris, 

 in mediis pallide fiavis, interdum pliis miniisve brunneo notatis; 

 rostro albo, vel nigrescenti-bru7ineo ; pedibus obscurė fuscis. 



Long. tot. unc. 24; alce, \^\ ; caudee, 12; tarsi, 1. 



Hab. in terra Van Diemen. 



Obs. Nearly allied to Cal. Baudinii and Cal. funereus. 



Platycercus Hjematonotus. Plat. s%irnmo capite, nucJid, ge- 

 nis, pectoregue smaragdi7io-vh~idibtis, in fronte, genisąue palli- 

 dioribus ; dorso brunnescenti-viridi ; uropygio coccineo ; sca- 

 puld infrd, aid spuriosd, marginibtisgue primariorum exter7iis 

 per partes basales, nitidė cyaneis; scapuld centrali, macidd sid- 

 phured notatd : tectricibus alce majoribus inferioribusąue, cceru- 

 leo-viridibus ; tectricibus caudee rectricibusgue duabus interme- 

 diis viridibus, hoc colore in cceruleis apices versus transeunte, 

 apicibus ipsis 7iigro-fuscis ; 7'ectricibits religuis ad bases viri- 

 dibus, hoc colo7-e 171 ci7ieresce7iti-albo ad i7ite7-7ia pogo7iia apicesgue 

 t7'anseu7ile ; abdo77ii7ie ce7Urali flavo ; femo7'ibus C(E7-uleo-viri- 

 dibusį crisso cinerescenti-albo ; rostro co7'7ieoį pedibus b7-u7i7ieis. 

 Long. tot. unc. 1 1 ; alce, 5 ; caudee, 65 ; tarsi, |. 

 Obs. This species unites Platycercus to Na.7iodes,a.iid is in fact so di- 

 rectly intermediate between these genera in size and other characters, 

 that it is difficult to decide to which of them it should be referred. 



SiTTELLA PILEATA. SiU. fronte, strigd superciliari, gula, pec- 

 tore ahdoTTiinegue medio albis ; vertice nigro ; plumis auricula- 

 ribus, 7iuchd, dorsogite einerescenti-fuscis ; huj'us lined satura- 

 tiore per medias plui/ias excurre7ite ; uropygio albo ; tectricibus 

 caitdce, crissogue, ci7ieresce7iti-fuscis, fiisco albogue variegatis ; 

 caudd nigrd ad upice7n albd ; alis nigresce7iti fuscis, 7wtd rufd 

 centrali ; lateribus et ventre ci7ierescenti fuscis ; rostro ad basi/i 

 flavo, ad apice7ti 7ngro ; pedibus fiavis. 



Long. tot. 4| unc. ; rostri, | ; alce, 3^ ; cauda, 1|- ; tarsi, į. 



Hab. in Australia, apud Flumen Cygnorura. 



