228 Mr. ViGORs's and Dr. Housfield's Description of the 



Genus. Megalurus. Ilorsf. 



1. Cruralis. Meg. pallidc murino-hrunnciis ; macnlis ante- 

 ocularibiis, gutturalihiis, abdoniinalibusque fusco-briintieis ; 

 crisso fusco-striato, plumariun auriculariiim rhachibus albis. 



Dorsum brunneo saturatiore nebulosum. Rewiges pallido-rufo 

 externe marginata^ ; subtus basi albidtie. ad apicem grises- 

 cerites. Tectrices inferiores fusco-biunneœ. Rectrices sub- 

 tus grisescentes. Rostrum brunnescens. Redes pallidè 

 brunnei. Irides griseo-brunneœ. Longitude corporis, 8.] ; 

 olœ a carpo ad remigem tertiam, 4f ; caudce, 3^ ; rostri 

 ad frontem, ^, ad rictum, 4-g^ ; tarsi, \\ ; /la/lucis, ungue 

 incluso, li. 



" These birds," as is observed by Mr. Caley, " are birds of 

 passage. They appear in no great numbers. They ahght on 

 the tops of dead trees. The note is loud and harsh." 



2. Galactotes. Meg. rufo-brunneus, fusco-briinneo strigatus, 



subtus albidus, rectricum rhacliibus fusco-brunneis . 

 Makn-us Gahictotes. Temm. Rl. Col. G5. 



This bird has been placed by M. Temminck among the Ma- 

 luri ; but the strength of its formation with respect to its bill, 

 legs, and tail, by no means accords with the characters of those 

 birds. It belongs more properly to Megalurus, although not 

 exactly agreeing with the typical species ; its structure being 

 weaker in comparison with them, as it is stronger with respect 

 to the Maluri. It seems to indicate a passage between the two 

 groups. The specimens in the collection were obtained by 

 Mr. Brown at Broad Sound, near the upper head, October 24th, 

 1802. 



Genus. 



