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Genus — NEOCHMIA. — Nostrils exposed, feathers partly hiding them. 



420. N. pliaetOIl, Hombr. and Jaccj. (Estrilda phaeton), Crimson Finch. 



Male. — Crimson, tinged with brown on top of head and wings ; a 

 few white spots on sides. 



Female. — Less red on under surface. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, S. 



FAMILY— ALAIJDID.^ : Larks. 



Planta tarsi scntellated. 

 Genus— MIRAFRA. — Nostrils exposed, with a superior membrane. 



421. M. horsfieldi, Gld., Bush-Lark. 



Head grey, like the back, with blackish centres to the feathers. 

 Wing, 2-9 in. 



In the held like Anthus (390), but smaller, and with stronger bill. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9. 



422. M. seCllIKlcl (Sharpe), Lesser Bush-Lark. 



Eyebrow isabelline or tawny-buff ; shoulder of wing almost 

 entirely rufous, the median and greater coverts showing scarcely any 

 black bases to the feathers ; first small primary, 5 in. in length, 

 Hab.: 6. 



Subdivision II. — Passeres Abnormales. 



FAMILY— ATRICHIID^ : Smooth-skinned Birds. 



Furcula rudimentary. 



Genus— ATRICHIA, — Wing is very tiny. Planta tarsi are more closely 

 scutellated than in any lark. 



423. A. Clamosa, Gld., Noisy Scrub-bird. 



General colour above dark chocolate-bi'own, waved with circular 

 markings of black, black and brown colours alternating ; tail 

 feathers black, varied with alternate wavy markings of brown and 

 black on margins ; lores and sides of face dusky-brown ; throat and 

 breast white, with a black patch on lower thi-oat. 



Total length, 8"5 in. ; culmen, 0"75 in. ; wing, 3 in. ; tail, 4'1 in. ; 

 tarsus, 1 05 in. 

 Hab. : 9. 



423a. a. rufeSCeilS, Ramsay, Rufous Scrub-bird. 



More rufous than A. clamosa, and has upper tail coverts and tail 

 feathers regularly barred with black ; underneath throat is whitish, 

 gradually becoming ashy ; centre of breast is black ; abdomen clear 

 orange-rufous. 



Total length, 6 8 in. ; culmen, 0"6 in. ; wing, 2 5 in. ; tail, 2 8 in. ; 

 tarsus, 8 in. 



Hab. : 3, 4. 



FAMILY-^MENURID^. 



Tail feathers of extraordinary length, many devoid of booklets (radioli). 



Genus— MENURA.— Tail lyre-like. 



424. II. SUperba, Davies, Lyre-bird. 



Outer tail feather ashy-white on inner web, with rufous notches, 

 and tipped with black ; ashy- white below, the bars being reddish- 



