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perbrevGs et debiles, externi utrinque aequales et intermedio ad- 

 juncti fere ad articulum prinium ; ungues incurvi. 

 Typus est Psilopiis albogularis. 



PsiLOPUs BREViROSTRis. PsU. Tostw pcrhrevi, pallide fnsco ; 

 strigd svjjerciliarijlavescente ; vertice fuscesce7iti-cine.reo ; nucha 

 olivacect; dorso, uropygio, tectricibtisque cand(e olivaceis; plumis 

 nuricularibus, genisque pallide. rufo-hrunricis; guld^ ptcctoreque 

 albis, olivaceo lavatis, strigisque fuscis longitudinalibus, leviter 

 ornatis ; abdomine pallide citrino ; rectricibus cauda infer mediis 

 duabus fuscis ; reliquis ad basinfuscis dein nigrescente fasciatis, 

 et interne albo notatis, apicibus pallide. fuscis ; jy^dibus nigre- 

 scentibus. 



Long. tot. 3^ unc. ; i-ostri, |^; alee, 2; caudce, 11; tarsi, 1. 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Obs. In my own Collection. 



PsiLorus Fuscus. Psil. vertice, corporeque toto superne, saUirate 

 fuscis, leviter olivaceo tinctis ; rectricibus caudce duabus inter- 

 mediis fuscis ; relirjuis ad basin albis, dein nigrescentifusco late 

 fasciatis, exinde albo notatis, apicibus jmllide fuscis ; guld, pec- 

 toreque cinereis ; abdomine, crissoque albis ; j-osfro pedibusque 

 intense fuscis. 



Long. tot. 3 J unc.; rostri, i; ate, 2^ ; caudcB, 1|; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Australia. 



Obs. In the Collection of the Earl of Derby. 



PsiLOPUS OLiVACEUS. PsH. strigd svperciliari a basi mandihulce 

 flavd ; vertice, corporeque supra olivaceis ; cdis fuscis, plumis 

 extiis olivaceo marginatis ; rectricibus caud<e duabus intermediis 

 fuscis; reliquis ad basinfuscis, dein albo, nigrescentifusco, ite- 

 riimque cdbo fasciatis, apicibus fuscis ; rostro jjedibusque fuscis. 



Long. tot. 4^ unc. ; rostri, i ; alee, 2^ ; cauda, 1| ; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. ill Nova Cambria Australi. 



PsiLOPUS ALBOGULARIS. Psil. vcrtice, plumis auricidaribtis, cor- 

 poreque supra olivaceo fuscis ; guld alba ; pcctore corporeque 

 subtiis late citrinis ; rectricibus caudce duabus intermediis fuscis, 

 reliquis ad basinfuscis, albo, dein late nigrescentifusco fasciatis, 

 et interne adapicem cervinis ; rostro, pedibusque intense fuscis. 



Long, tot, 4-1 unc. ; rostri, i ; alee, 2J ; caudcs, 1| ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Nova Cambria Australi. 



Petroica modesta. Pet. summo capite, corpore supra, alis cau- 

 ddque rxfo-brunneis ; gidd ulbd, brunneo lavatd ; pectore et 

 abdomine centrali coccineo lavatis ; abdominis inferiori, crisso- 

 que albis ; lateribus brunneis ; rostro nigrescenti-brunnco ; pe- 

 clibus flavescenti-brunneis. 



Long. tot. unc. 5 ; rostri, ^ ; alee, <2f^ ; caudce, 2 ; tarsi, |. 



Hab. in Nova Hollandia apud oram' orientalem. 



Obs. The female resembles the male, but is rather lighter in colour, 

 and has only an indication of the scarlet tinge on the chest and sides. 



