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the wings near the shoulder, under wing-coverts, the flanks, 

 and under tail-coverts white ; chest and abdomen very rich 

 scarlet, the remainder of the plumage deep black ; bill black ; 

 feet brown. 



The female has the crown of the head, all the upper surface, 

 wings, and tail reddish brown ; throat white, tinged with 

 brown ; chest and centre of the abdomen washed with scarlet ; 

 lower part of the abdomen and under tail-coverts white ; flanks 

 brown ; bill blackish brown ; feet yellowish brown. 



Family MERTJLID-ffi. 



Sp. 3. PITTA VIGORSI, Gould. 



Vigors' Pitta. 



Pitta brachyura, Vig. and Horsf. in Linn. Trans,, vol. xv. p. 218. 

 Brachyurus vigorsi, Bonap. Consp. Gen. Av., torn. i. p. 255, Brachy~ 



urus, sp. 12. 

 Coloburis vigorsi, Cab. et Heine, Mus. Hein., Theil ii. p. 4. 



Pitta vigorsii, Gould, Birds of Australia, foL, vol. iv. pi. 2. 



The single specimen of this beautiful species of Fitta which 

 formed part of the late collection of the Linnean Society of 

 London, was considered by Vigors to be identical with the 

 Fitta hrachyura, but it diff"ers from that species in many im- 

 portant characters, among the most conspicuous of which may 

 be noticed its larger size, and the narrow streak of light 

 greenish grey which passes from the nostrils over each eye, 

 and nearly surrounds the occiput. 



I have not been able to obtain any decided information 

 respecting the portion of Australia from which it was said to 

 have been obtained, and I think it very probable that it may 

 have been procured in one of the neighbouring islands off" the 

 north coast of that country, especially as it is now stated to 

 inhabit Lombock. 



