64 Mathews, On the Birds of North-West Australia. [ ^^"q^^ 



The stomach and crop were full of seeds ; stomach contained 

 a quantity of grit as well. 



MuNiA PECTORALis (White-breasted Finch). 

 Math., Hand!. B. Austr., No. 836. 



Two adult males and two females and two immature females. 

 21/11/08. 



Bill leaden -blue ; eyes dark brown ; feet pale brown. 



The immature birds have just a few of the white-tipped 

 feathers on the breast visible. 



The stomach contained seeds. 



Bathilda ruficauda (Red-faced Finch). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 839. 

 Male and female. 2/2/09. 

 Bill red ; eyes light red ; feet yellow. 



The male has the red extending back well over the forehead. 

 The stomach contained seed and grit. 



Poephila acuticauda (Long-tailed Finch). 

 Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 841. 

 Three males. 29/12/08. 

 Bill yellow ; eyes reddish-brown ; feet red. 

 The stomach contained seeds, grit, and fragments of insects. 



Poephila personata (Masked Finch). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 844. 

 Two males. 29/12/08. 

 Bill yellow ; eyes red ; feet and tarsi red. 



The stomachs contained seeds and fragments of insects, the 

 crop several small caterpillars. 



Poephila gouldi/E (Gouldian Finch). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 846. 

 Adult male and immature female. 29/12/08. 

 Bill — tip and tomium red, the remainder reddish-white ; eyes 

 brown ; feet and tarsi yellow. 



The stomach contained a quantity of grass seeds and grit. 



Neochmia phaeton (Crimson Finch). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 849. 



Male and female. 15/12/08. 



Bill red ; eyes light brown ; feet brown ; tarsi yellow. 



The stomach contained seeds and grit. 



Oriolus flavicinctus (Yellow Oriole). 



Math., Handl. B. Austr., No. 8151. 

 Two males and one female. 2/12/08. 

 Bill fleshy-brown ; eyes red ; feet and tarsi leaden-blue. 

 The stomach contained seeds of figs and large caterpillars. 



