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1. CoMETES Sapi'ho. Omtsm . Sajjpho, Less., Ois. Mouch. t. 27, 

 28. 



2. CoMETEs Phaon, sp. Dov. Com. (Mas) capiip, colio, alarum 

 tečtricibus, et corpore inferiore, brunni-viridibus ; dorso, cuudte 

 tectricibus, cauddque, intense fulgente coccineis; rectricibus ad 

 basin nigro-fuscis, ad apicem holosericis atris ; ulis fuscis pur- 

 purascentibus ; c/uld luminose mctallice viridi. 



Malė. — Head, neck, wing-coverts and under surface brownish 

 green ; back, upper tail-coverts and tail rich deep lustrous ciimson ; 

 bases of the tail-feathers blackish brown ; the tips deep velvety black ; 

 vings purplish brown ; throat rich lustrous metallic green. 



Feniale. — Tail of the šame crimson colour as that of the malė ; she 

 also possesses the lengthened and curved bill. 



Totai length, 7 inches ; bill, Ii; wing, 2|; tail, 4. 



This fine species is a native of Peru, and difFers from the Sappho, 

 which inhabits Bolivia, in having the tail rich crimson inscead of 

 flame-colour, and in having a much longer and raore curved bill. 

 The two specimens exhibited, \vhich are malė and female, have beea 

 kindly lent me, for the purpose of describing, by the Earl of Derby. 



4. On eight new species of Avstralian BiRDS ; AND ON Anthus 

 minimus, vig. and horsf., as the type of a new genus 

 Chthonicola, Gould. By John Gould, F.R.S. 



Artamus albiventris. Art. loris, spatio infra oculum, et mento, 



atris ; capite, colio, et dorso superiot'e, fusco-griseis ; pectore et 



abdomine pallide griseis, colore griseo in tectricibus caudm infe- 



rioribus albo mergente ; tectricibus cauda superioribus, cauddgue, 



nigris ; tertid parte apicali rectricum omnium, intermediis duabus 



ezceptis, albd. 



Lores, space beneath the eye and the chin deep black ; head, neck 



and upper part of the back brownish grey ; lower jĮart of the back 



aud the wings dark grey, becoming gradually deeper to\vards the tips 



of the feathers ; primaries and secondaries narrovvly edged \vith \vhite 



at the tip ; under surface^of the wing white ; ear-coverts, chest, 



and abdomen pale grey, passing into vvhite on the under tail-coverts ; 



upper tail-coverts and tail black ; the apical third of all but the two 



middle feathers white ; irides dark brown ; bill yellovvish horn-colour, 



becoming black at the tip ; feet blackish brown. 



Totai length, 7 inches ; bill, | ; vi^ing, 4| ; tail, 2| ; tarsi, į. 

 Hab. Darling Dovvns, New South Wales, kc. 

 Remark. — This species difFers from the A. cinereus, to which it is 

 most nearly allied, in the white colouring of the abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts. Two specimens have come under my notice, both of 

 vvhich were killed by Mr. Gilbert, one on the Darling Downs, in Nevir 

 South Wales. and the other at Peak-range Camp, one of the stations 

 so named by Dr. Leichardt during liis expedition from Moreton Bay 

 to Port Essington. 



AcANTHizA aficalis. Acūii. plitmis in fronte c(rvinis,fusvo mar- 



