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found on the Cape York Peninsula and other northern pro- 

 montories of Australia, and this is probably one of them. 



I have seen two or three specimens of this bird, all of which 

 were collected dm'ing Captain Stanley's Expedition. A fine 

 example in the British Museum, obtained at Cape York, is 

 stated by Mr. Macgillivray to be a male, and is the one from 

 which my description was taken. 



Centre of the crown, the lengthened ear-plumes, the lanceo- 

 late feathers on the sides of the neck, back, rump, and breast 

 green ; shoulders, primaries, and tail purplish-black, as are 

 also the thighs, lower part of the abdomen, and under tail- 

 coverts ; bill and legs black. 



When I published this species I believed it to be identical 

 with the Manucodia keraudreni ; but in his ' List of Bii'ds sent 

 by Mr. Wallace from New Guinea,' Mr. G. R. Gray says, 

 " The specimen figured by Mr. Gould, in his ' Birds of Aus- 

 traha,' as from Cape Y^ork, is of a uniform glossy golden- 

 green, with the feathers of the neck of a less pointed form 

 than those of the Dorey examples. It is certainly distinct 

 from the M. keraudreni of Dorey, and therefore will warrant 

 a new specific name being given to it ; and I now propose 

 that of Manucodia ^ouldii." 



Family MUSCICAPID^. 



Birds pertaining to this family are found in nearly every 

 part of the globe. As their name implies, they live almost 

 solely on insects, and must perform a most important office in 

 keeping those creatures in check. 



Genus RHIPIDURA, Vigors and Horsfield. 



Many species of this genus occur in India, the Indian 

 islands, New Guinea, and Polynesia ; and several are com- 

 prised in the fauna of Australia, in every part of which country, 

 including Tasmania, one or other member of the group is found. 



