Zoological Society, 143 



Mr. Gould's descriptions of the new Australian birds referred to 

 in the letter were next read. 



Cypselus australis. Cyp. gulture et uropygio albis ; corpore 

 superne et subtus intense fusco ; dorso metallice splendente ; 

 plumis pectoris abdominisque albo marginaiis ; alis catiddque ni- 

 grescentibus ; rostro, ocutis, et pedibus nigris. 

 Long. tot. 6^ poll. ; rostri, | ; alcB, 1\ ; caudce, S^ ; tarsi, -^. 

 This species is about the size of Cypselus murarius : I first met 

 with it on the 8th of March, 1839. They were in considerable 

 abundance, but flying very high. I succeedtid in killing one, which 

 was immediately pronounced by Mr. Coxen and others to be new to 

 the colony. On the 22nd I again saw a number of these birds hawk- 

 ing over a piece of cleared land at Yarrondi, on the Upper Hunter : 

 upon this occasion I obtained six specimens, but have not met Avith 

 it since. 



Pod ARGUS phal^noides. Pod. cinereo, fuscoque ornatus^ lined 

 nigra centrali per plunias singulas excurrente ; scapularibus, 

 tectricibusque majoribus castaneo spar sis ; primariis fuscis, albo 

 anguste fasciatis ; caudd cuneiformi, nigra anguste fasciatd ; 

 rostro fuscescenti cornea ; pedibus olivaceis. 



Long. tot. 14| poll. ; rostri, 24^ ; alee, 8^ ; caudce, 6?} ; tarsi, I. 



Hob. The north-west coast of Australia. 



This bird is smaller than any other species of the genus yet dis- 

 covered in Australia. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Graucalus Phasianellus. Graiic. cinereus ; uropygio abdo- 

 mineque albis, anguste nigro-J'asciatis ; crisso albo ; alis cau- 

 ddque nigi-is, hdc ad basin alhd ; rostro tarsisque nigris. 



Long. tot. 15 poll. ; rostri, 1^ ; alee, 8^ ; caudce, 8 ; tarsi. If. 



Hah. Liverpool Plains. 



From the collection of Stephen Coxen, Esq. 



Pachycephala Lanioides. Pack, vertice, jdumis auricularibus 

 et pectore nigris; dorso posteriare fascia casianed ornato ; gut- 

 ture, abdomine medio, crissoque albis ; dorso, lateribus, humeris, 

 necnan primariis secundariis tectricibusque, externe, cinereis ; 

 caudd, rostro, pedibusque nigris. 



Long. tot. 7^ poll.; rostri, 1 ; alee, 3|; caudfe, 3^ ; tarsi, 1. 



Hab. The north-west coast of Australia. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Petroica rosea. Pet. (mas) vertice, guld, carporeque superne 

 cinereis ; f route fascia angtistd alba notato ; pectore rosacea; ab- 

 domine, crissoque, albis; alis, rectricibusque caudce sex inter- 

 niediis nigrescentibus ; rectricibus externis ad apicem albis ; ros- 

 tro pedibusque nigrescentibus. 



Fcem., fascia frontali luted; corpore supra cinereo -fusco ; alis, 

 fasciis, secundariis fasciis duabus luteis, obscure notatis ; caudd 

 fused. 



Long. tot. 4^ ; rostri, ^ ; alte, 2| ; caudce, 2\ ; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. Hunter, and the Liverpool Range. 



