Zoological Society. 497 



Lesson. Some specimens have the crown of the head black. Fine 

 specimens are contained in the collection at the British Museum. 



DrYMODES SUPERCILIARTS. 



Lores white ; immediately above and below the eye a black mark, 

 forming a conspicuous moustache ; crown of the head and upper sur- 

 face reddish brown, passing into chestnut-red on the rump and six 

 middle tail-feathers ; remainder of the tail-feathers black, tipped with 

 white ; wings black, with the base o? the primaries and the tips of 

 the coverts white, forming two bands across the wing ; throat and 

 centre of the abdomen fawn-white ; chest and flanks washed with 

 tawny ; bill black ; legs fleshy brown. 



Total length, 8^ mches ; bill, ^; wng, 3| ; tail, 4; tarsi, If. 



Hab. Cape York, Northern Australia. 



Remark. — About the size of D. brunneopygia. Fine specimens in 

 the British Museum collection. 



Carpophaga assimilis. 



Head, throat and ear-coverts grey ; all the upper surface, wings 

 and tail golden green ; wing-coverts Tivith a spot of rich yellow at the 

 tip, forming an oblique band across the shoulder ; line down the centre 

 of the throat, chest and abdomen rich purple ; under wing-coverts, 

 vent, thighs and under tail-coverts rich orange-yellow ; basal portion 

 of the inner webs of the primaries and secondaries purplish cinnamon. 



Total length, 14 inches; bill, 1 ; mug, /; tail, 6; tarsi, |. 



Hub. Cape York, Northern Australia. 



Remark. — Very similar to C. magnijica, but considerably less in all 

 its admeasurements. Specimens in the British Museum. 



Chlamydera cerviniventris. 



Upper surface brown, each feather narrowly margined, and marked 

 at the tip with huffy white ; throat striated with grejish brown and 

 buff ; under surface of the shoulder, abdomen, thighs and xmder tail- 

 coverts light pure fawn colour. 



Total length, 11^ inches; bill, \\; wing, 5| ; tail, 5; tarsi. If. 



Hah. Cape York, Northern Australia. 



Remark. — Intermediate in size between C. nuchalis and C. macu^ 

 lata, and distinguished from both by the fine fawn colouring of the 

 under surface. A specimen in the British Museum of the male, appa- 

 rently somewhat immature. 



Nectarinia Australis. 



Crown of the head and upper surface olive-green ; over and under 

 the eye two very indistinct marks of yellow ; throat and chest steel- 

 blue ; remainder of the under surface fine yellow ; bill and feet black. 



Total length, 4| inches ; bill, ^ ; wing, 2f ; tail, \\ ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. Eastern coast of Australia. 



Remark. — Differs from N.frcenata in its larger size, in its straighter 

 bill, and in the stripe of yellow over the eye being almost obsolete. 

 Specimens in the British Museum. 



Ann. S^ Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 2. Vol. viii. 32 



