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other known species of this now numerous tribe of birds. I 

 regret to a(kl that nothing whatever is known of its habits or 

 mode of hfe ; but in these respects it doubtless as closely 

 assimilates to its congeners as it does in form. 



Head pale fawn-colour; back and wings light chestnut- 

 brown; under surface buff; upper tail-coverts wax-yellow ; 

 under tail-coverts black ; tail brown. 



Total length 4^ inches; bill ^ ; wing 2J; tail If; tarsi J. 



Genus EMBLEMA, Gould. 



The bird to which I have assigned the above generic 

 designation differs from all the other Finches in its lengthened 

 and pointed bill, and in the character and disposition of its 

 markings. 



Sp. 268. EMBLEMA PICTA, GoiM 



Painted Finch. 

 Emblema picta, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, part x. p. 17. 



Emblema picta, Gould, Birds of Australia, fob, vol. iii. pi. 97. 



This beautiful Finch is a native of the north-west coast of 

 AustraKa, where it was procured by the late Mr. Bynoe. The 

 single individual sent me by that gentleman was unaccom- 

 panied by any account whatever of its habits and economy ; 

 but we may reasonably infer from the lengthened and pointed 

 form of its bill, that the kind of food upon which it subsists 

 will be somewhat different from that of the other Australian 

 Finches. The disposition of the colouring of the present bird 

 is very singular, the under parts being extremely beautiful, 

 while on the upper, which is generally the most highly orna- 

 mented, a more than ordinary degree of plainness prevails. 



The example of this beautiful bird above mentioned, which 

 was presented to me by Bynoe,is, I believe, all that has ever 

 been seen ; I regret to say it no longer graces my collection, 



