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128. M, COrOIiatUS, GUI, Purple-crowned Wren. 



Head lilac, with black spot in centre of crown. 

 Hal). : 8 



129. M. melailOCCplialuS. Vig. and Hers., Orange backed Wren. 



Head black, as also the entire under siirface ; back scarlet-vermilion 

 Hab. : 3, 7. 



130. M, dorsalis, Lewiu (M. crueutatus), Red-backed Wren. 



Head black, as also the entire under surface ; back deep crimson. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 8. 



131. M. boweri, Ramsay (M. cruentatus boweri), Bower Red-backed 



Wren. P.L.S. of N.S.W., vol. i., p. 1,100 (juvenile skin). 



Throat and abdomen white ; a few crimson feathers on shoulders, 

 back, and rump, the others being light fawn. 

 Hab. : 8. 



132. M, cyailOClllamyS. Sharpe, Silvei-y-blue Wren. 



Adult male similar to M. cyaneus, and having head, ear coverts, 

 and mantle of same tint, but the blue much lighter, paler, and of a 

 silvery cobalt instead of the deep cobalt-blue of M. cyaneus (Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 1881, pp. 788-9). 

 Hab. : 2, 3. 



GENU.S— RHIPIDURA.— Tail longer than wing. 



133. R, albiSCapa, Gld., White-shafted Fan tail. 



Two centre tail feathers with brown shafts, the rest with white 

 ones; under surface ochi'eous-buff, the breast uniform; thropt 

 white, with a black or grey patch on lower portion ; throat mark black 

 Hab : 2, 3, 4, 6, 7. 



134. R, albicauda. North, White-tailed Fan-tail. 



Similar to R. albiscapa. One or two of outermost tail feathers on 

 each side pure white ; two central feathers of tail biackish-brovvn : 

 other tail feathers white, narrowly edgdd with brown. 

 Hab. : 7. 



135. R, preiSSi, Cabanis, Western Fan-tail. 



Allied to R albiscapa, but wants the black breast-band. 

 Hab. : 8, 9. 



136. R, rufifrollS, Lath., Rufous Fan-tail. 



Frontal plumes and eyebrows rufous ; bases of central tail feathers 

 rufous for nearly' two thirds their length ; fore-neck scaled in appear- 

 ance, the feathers black, broadly edged with white ; head and 

 neck brown. 



Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 6. 



137. R. dryas, Gld., Wood Fly-catcher. 



Smaller than R. rufifrons, has more white in tips of tail, which is 

 fringed with rufous at base only ; breast white, crossed by distinct 

 band of black, and devoid of the dark spots on chest of R. rufifrons. 



Total length, 5"75 in. ; wing, 2"6 in. ; tail, 3"5 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 2. 



138. R, Setosa. Quoy and Gaim., Northern Fan-tail. 



Adult Male — General colour dark ashy-grey ; head and sides of 

 face blackish ; tail blackish, penultimate featliers slightly tipped 

 with white ; malar line and throat white ; broad band of ashy grey 

 across fore-neck and chest, some feathers with whitish shaft lines ; 

 centre of body light buff, fading into white on under tail coverts. 



Female similar. 



Total length, 7 in. ; culmen, 0'6 in. ; wing, 3 5 in. ; tail, 3 '6 in. , 

 tarsus. 0*6 in. 



Hab. : 1, 2, 8. 



