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November 24, 1846. 



Williain Yarrell, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Gould.exhibited to the Meeting, named and described three 

 Australian Birds coUected by the late Mr. Gilbert, viz : — 



Petkoica superciliosa. Pet. strigd stiperciliari, guld, dbdomine, 

 et humeris in/rčl, albis ; loris, auribus, et alarum tectricibus, atris ; 

 primariis et secondariis, ad basin albis, ad mediam intense atris ; 

 alis, cauddque fuligineis ; rectricibus, intermediis duabus exceptis, 

 ad apices albis. 

 Superciliary stripe, throat, abdomen, under surface of the shoulder, 

 and the base of the primanęs and secondaries white ; lores, ear- 

 coverts, wing-coverts, and the primaries and secondaries for some 

 distance beyond the -vvhite, deep black ; all the upper surface, wings, 

 and tail, sooty-brown ; all but the two centrai tail-feathers largely 

 tipped with white ; bill and feet black ; irides reddish brown. 

 Totai length 5 inches ; bill, f ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2į ; tarsi, §. 

 Hab. The neighbourhood of the Burdekin Lakęs, in the interior 

 of Australia. 



PoEPHiLA LEUcoTis. Po'ė, vittd infroTite, loris, guldąue, et maculd 



magnd quoque in latere, intense kolosericis nigris ; auribus, lined 



attenuatd nigrum in guld colorem infra marginante, et spatio macu- 



lam in latera circumdante, albis ; vertice, omni superiore corpore, 



aliscue, saturate cinnamomeis ; pectore,et abdomine,pallide vinosis ; 



tectricibus caudcB superioribus inferioribusgue albis. 



Band crossing the forehead, lores, throat, and a large patch on 



each flank, deep velvety black ; ear-coverts, narrow line beneath the 



black of the throat, and a space surrounding the black patch on the 



flanks, white ; crown of the head deep reddish chestnut ; all the upper 



surface and wings dark cinnamon-brown ; chest and abdomen pale 



vinous browTi ; upper and under tail-coverts •white, the former mar- 



gined externally with deep black ; tail black ; irides dark brown ; 



feet red ; bill yellowish horn-colour. 



Totai length, 4| inches ; bill, § ; wing, 2į ; tail, 2į ; tarsi, |. 

 The female is somewhat smaUer and not quite so brightly coloured. 

 Hab. The neighbourhood of the river Lynd, in the interior of 

 Australia. 



Remark. — Nearly allied to P. personalą. 



Climacteris melanotus. Cli. strigd superciliari, guldgue, albo- 

 cervinis ; lined ante oculum, alterd post oculum, omni superiore 

 corpore, alis, cauddąue, saturate fusco-nigris ; primariis, secon- 

 dariis, tertiariisgue ad basin, et humeris infrh stramineis ; corpore 



