410 Mr. Vigors on some new subjects of Zoology. 



through the medium of this journal, as far as its limits will permit, 

 of such animals as may be unknown to the scientifick world in 

 general, adding occasionally the details of some others, which 

 though already elsewhere described, may have a peculiar interest 

 to the naturalists of this country. Written descriptions in general 

 convey but an inadequate idea of the productions of nature ; but 

 when they are accompanied by such superiour figures, as will be 

 supplied by one of the most eminent artists of our days, I feel a 

 confidence that the present attempt will be satisfactory to the 

 lovers of science. The descriptions will follow each other as the 

 subjects occur, without any views of sytematick disposition. 



Subregnum. Vertebrata. Auct. 



Classis. Aves. Auct. 



Ordo. Insessores. Mihi. 



Tribus. Dentirostres. Cuv. 



Fam. MuscicAPiDiE. Mihi. 



Genus. Muscicapa. Linn. 

 Lathami. M. aha, pectore abdomineque purpareo-rubris,fronte 

 crissoque albis. 



Tab. 13. 

 Habitat in Nova Hollandia. 

 In Mus. nost. 



Long. corp. 4f .* 

 This species is closely allied to M. erythrogasiru, Lath., but 

 may be at once distinguished from it by the total absence of 

 white from the wing and tail feathers, from the deeper black of 

 the head, back, and tail, and from the strong purplish red of the 

 abdomen, which is bright scarlet in M. erythrogastra. There is 

 a mutilated specimen in the collection of the Linnean Society, 

 which as far as can be judged from its imperfect state, accords 

 with my bird, with the exception of the outer tail feathers being 

 internally margined with white. Dr. Latham in his description 

 of M. erythrogastra particularizes a variety which appears also to 

 approach the bird before us. But, although the former species 

 seems to vary considerably, I cannot conceive that so total an 



* My measurement throughout is in inches and their component parts. 



