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of a lively disposition even when in a cage, and in a day oi' two 

 it is easily I'econciled." 



Latham says : " Several drawings of birds probably allied to 

 this have come under our observation. In one of them the bill 

 is ci'imson, a broad streak of the same over the eye, and the rump 

 and vent crimson also ; the crown rather full of feathers ; the whole 

 of the upper parts of the plumage and tail, beneath greenish white, 

 with a slight reddish tinge on the breast ; tail short. In another 

 the bill was pale red, the streak over the eye and rump crimson ; 

 tail short as in the other ; the plumage above greenish brown, 

 beneath cinereous white. 



" For these I am indebted to the drawings of General Davies, 

 and in those of Mr. Lambert I have remarked a third, in which 

 the upper parts were green, the under greenish white ; bill, streak 

 over the eye, and I'ump crimson ; but differed from the others in 

 having the tail much longer." 



All these said to inhabit New South Wales. 



No. 167. Temporal Finch. 



Watling writes : " One third larger than the natural size." 



No. 168. Temporal Finch. 



Watling says that the drawing is " natural size," and gives 

 the native name as Deroo-gnan. 



No. 169. Red-bellied Flycatcher. 



Peiroeca leggei, Sharpe, Cat. B., Brit. Mus., iv., p. 165. 



Nos. 170 and 171. ? Petrceca multicolor. 



No. 172. ? Peiroeca rosea. 



Nos. 169 ^ , 173 9 , 174 ? . Petrceca leggei. 



No. 175. Southern Flycatcher, Lath., Gen. Syn., Suppl. ii., 

 p. 219. 

 Muscicapa australis, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., p. 1. 



No. 176. Rufous-fronted Flycatcher, Lath., Gen. Syn. , 

 Suppl. ii.,p. 220. 

 Muscicapa rufifrons, Lath., Ind. Orn., Suppl., ji. 1. 

 Bhipidura rufifrons (Lath.), Sharpe, Cat. B., iv., p. 319. 



This and the following figure are the tyjDes of Latham's 

 description of the Rufous-fronted Flycatcher. 



Watling gives the following note : " One-half the natural size. 

 This bird is of very short flight and found among brush, rotten 

 wood, and long grass." 



Latham says : " Inhabits Nexv South Wales, where it is known 

 by the name of Biirril : has hitherto only been met with in 

 November." 



