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but differs in being of a smaller size, in having the whole of the plu- 

 mage much lighter in colour, and in the sides of the head and neck 

 being rufous, instead of pale buff: it moreover has but one dark 

 stripe on the side of the head, whereas Anas svperciliosa has two. 



The middle of the forehead, crown of the head, and a line down 

 the back of the neck, are dark brown ; from the bill to the eye, and 

 thence to the occiput, is a brown line, which is separated from the 

 crown of the head by a broad stripe, which is of a pale rufous tint ; 

 the cheeks, sides of the neck, chin, and upper part of the throat, are 

 of the same colour ; the whole of the body is brown, becoming gra- 

 dually darker on the rump and tail feathers : all the feathers on the 

 upper parts are edged with pale rufous ; the wing coverts are crossed 

 by a narrow white band near their extremity, and terminate in a 

 deep velvet-like black colour; the spera/ww is deep glossy green, 

 with purple reflections, and bounded behind by velvety black ; to 

 this succeeds a narrow white line : the bill and feet are apparently 

 dark olive. 



To this species Mr. Fraser applies the name Luzonica : it may be 

 thus characterized: 



Anas Luzonica. An. svprd. cinereo-fusca, vertice nigrescenti-fusco ; 

 strigd super oculari, genis, et gutture, pallide castaneis ; specula 

 alarum purpureo-virescente, anticl et postici nigra marginato ; 

 corpore subtiis fvscescenti-cinereo. 



Long. tot. 21 unc; rosh-i, 2| ; alee, 8| ; caiida, 41; tarsi, 1|. 



A collection of Birds from South Australia was exhibited. This 

 collection, recently presented to the Society by the South Australian 

 Company, contains the following species : — 



Falca melanogenys, Gould. Native name, Monhah. 



Falco Berigora, Vig. et Horsf. Native name, Car-cotvn, ya. 



Falco Cenchroides , Cenchris Cenchroides, Gould. Native name, 

 Monne-monnie ; Golden Hawk. 



Athene fortis, Gould. Native name, Ounda-y-papa. 



JEgotheles lunulata, Jard. et Selb. Native name, A^a-me ; Night 

 Hawk, or Eve-jar of the colonists. 



Dacelo gigantea, Leach. Native name, Cracow-Kata ; Laughing- 

 Jackass of the colonists. 



Graucalus melanops, Vig. et Horsf. Native name, Ora. 



Cracticus hypoleucus, Gould. Native name, Corow-Raw ; Whis- 

 tling Magpie of the colonists. 



Platycercus Pennantii, Vig. Native name, Na-kall-ya ; Rosetta 

 Parrot of the colonists. 



Nanodes und.alatus, Vig. et Horsf. Native name, Tir-cou-ce; 

 Scalp Parrot of the colonists. 



Trichoglossus concinnus, Vig. et Horsf. 



Trichoglossus purpureus . Native name, Warrow-Ka. 



Meliphaga Novm-HollandicE, Vig. et Horsf. Native name, Wandow. 



Anthochara rufogularis. Acanthegonys rufogularis, Gould. 



Sitella melanocejjhala, Gould. Native name, Coolta-tacoow. 



