144 Zoological Society. 



This species is nearly allied to Petroica Laihami. It inhabits thick 

 brushes. I killed specimens both on the Hunter River and the- 

 Liverpool Range. 



Petroica pulchella. Pet. nigra, fronte noldque humerali al~ 

 bis ; pectore ahdomineque coccineis ; rostro nigro ; pedibusfuscis. 



Long. tot. 5 poll. ; rostri, | ; alee, | ; cmidce, 2^ ; tarsi, 1 . 



Hob. Norfolk Island. 



Malurus cruentatus. Mai, (mas) dorso, humerisque cocci- 

 nets y partibus reliquis nigris. 



Fcem., pallide fusca, abdomine albescente ; rostro, tarsisque pallide 

 fuscis. 



Long. tot. 4 poll. ; rostri, ^ ; ala;, 1| ; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



Pardalotus uropygialis. Pard. vertice et lined oculari nigris; 

 lined superciliari, pectore, et abdomine medio, albis ; guld, gents- 

 que croceis ; uropygio siilphureo ; dorso cinerescenti-olivaceo ; 

 alls nigris, primariis plurimis ad basin cdbo notatis ; aid suprd^ 

 ad apicem coccined ; caudd nigrd, plumis externis tribus ad api- 

 cem albis ; rostro nigro ; tarsis j>lumbeis. 



Long. tot. 3^ poll. ; rostri, ^ ; ala:, 2^ ; caudce, 1 ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Amadina annulosa. Am. facie guldque albis, vittd nigra mat' 

 ginatis ; pectore albescente, sublus fascid nigrd marginato ; ver- 

 tice dorsoque cinerescenti-fuscis, lineis albidis transversis, anguste 

 notatis ; uropygio, crisso, cauddque nigris ; alis fuscis ; tectrici- 

 bus, secundariisque cinereo crebre ornatis ; rostro pedibusque 

 plumbeis. 



Long. tot. 4 poll. ; rostri, | ; alee, 2 ; caudce, 2|^ ; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



This species is nearly allied to Estrilda Bichenovii. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Amadina acuticauda. Am. vertice genisquc cinereis ; corpora 

 cervino ; abdomine roseo lavato ; loris, guld, fascid per uropy- 

 gium currente, cauddque, nigris ; tectricibus caudce, crisso, et 

 femoribus, albis ; rostro pedibusque favis. 



Long. tot. 5^ poll. ; rostri, f ; ala;, 2f ; caudce, 3| ; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



This species has the two central tail-feathers very long and ta- 

 pering. 



From Benjamin Bynoe, Esq. 



Dasyornis striatus. Das.fuscus; abdomine cinerescente ; plu- 

 mis dorsalibus lined centrali albd notatis ; rostro pedibusque ni- 

 grescentibus. 



Long. tot. 6^ poll. ; rostri, | ; alee, 2| ; caudce, 3^ ; tarsi, 1 . 



Hab. Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. 



This species is nearly allied to the Amytis textilis of Lesson. 



Myzantha flavigula. Myz. spatio pone oculos, fronte, gu- 

 ldque Jlavis ; uropygio albo ; dorso cinereo, obscure atbofasciato ; 



