302 MR. J. GOULD ON A NEW MALTJRXJS. [MaV. 14, 



Grows to about 8 inches in length, and is very numerous in the 

 Bowany. 



Hab. The Bowany River. 



NOTOPTERTJS PALLASII, CuV. & Val. 



Amhutan ivahlah. Tarn. The Barber's \Yahlah. 



B. vi. D. 9. P. 17. A. 108. V. 4. C. 13. L. 1. 225. 



Length of specimens from 4^ to 10 inches. 



Twenty- eight serrations along the anterior margin of the chest 

 and abdomen. 



Its native name is derived from the form of the body being similar 

 to the knives which barbers employ for shaving. 



Belone CANCiLA, Buch. Ham. 

 Coco meen. Tarn. " Long-nosed Fish." 

 B. X. D. 2/15. P. n. A. 2/15. C. 15. 

 Very common in the Bowar.y River. It is reputed to be very 

 destructive to young fish. 



MuRyENA MACULATA, Buch. Ham. 

 Vellangoo, Tarn. 



Common in the Bowany. Upwards of a dozen and a half were 

 placed in the Ootacamund Lake. 



6. Description of a New Australian Bird pertaining to the 

 genus Malurus. Bv John Gould, F.R.S. 



Malurus callainus. Turquoisine Malurus. 



Male in full nuptial dress : — 



Entire crown of the head, mantle, and upper tail-coverts light 

 turquoise-blue ; ear-coverts similar in colour, but of a conspicuously 

 lighter hue ; throat rich cobalt-bhie ; entire abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts rich verditer-blue ; the turquoise-coloured feathers of the 

 crown are separated from those of the mantle by a band of jet-black, 

 while the mantle is again separated from the upper tail-coverts by a 

 conspicuous patch of the same colour ; a lunate band of deep black 

 also separates the cobalt-blue of the throat from the verditer-blue 

 of the under surface ; tail-feathers dull green, each slightly tipped 

 with greyish white ; wings brown, each feather tinged with greyish- 

 green on its outer web : under surface of the shoulder buff; bill and 

 legs brownish black. 



Total length 4h inches, bill h, wing -J, tail 2^, tarsi jr. 



Ilab. South Australia. 



Remark. — This very beautiful bird is closely allied to Malurus 

 melanotus and M. splendens ; but on comparison the distinctive 

 characters of each become very apparent. 



