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Myzomela pectoralis. Myz. gutture et corpore subtiis albis, 

 pectore fascid angustd nigra transversim notato. 



Forehead, crown of the head, the upper surface, wings, tail and a 

 narrow band across the chest, black ; throat, upper tail-coverts and 

 all the under surface white ; bill and feet black. 



Total length, 4^ inches; bill, ^; wing, 2^; tail, 1£; tarsi, ^. 



Hab. North-west coast of Australia. 



A second example of the genus Dasyornis, inhabiting Swan River, 

 which I propose to call 



Dasyornis longirostris. Das. colore ut in D. Australi ; differt 

 autem staturd corporis minore, rostro grandiore. 



All the upper surface brown ; wings, tail-coverts and tail rufous 

 brown, the latter indistinctly barred with a darker tint ; under sur- 

 face gray, gradually passing into the brown of the upper surface ; 

 irides bright reddish brown ; bill and feet dark horn-colour. 



Total length, 7| inches; bill, ^; wing, 2|^; tail, 4; tarsi, g. 



Hab. Western Australia. 



This is a somewhat smaller bird, but has a longer bill than D. 

 Australis. 



An entirely new form, belonging to the family Saxicolina, and 

 nearly allied to Petrdica, I propose to make the type of a new genus, 

 Drymodes, signifying a lover of woodland places : — 



■ Genus Drymodes. 



Character es generici. — Rostrum rectmn, ad latera apicem versus paulo 

 compressum, iexh longitudine capitis, apice leviter denticulato, 

 basi vibrissis parce instructa. Ala mediocres, rotundatae, re- 

 migum primo brevissimo, quinto longissimo. Cauda mediocritfer 

 elongata, paul6 rotundata. Tarsi longi, graeiles, antic^ superficie 

 integra. Digiti mediocres, externus horum quam internus paulo 

 longior, posticus cum ungue quam digitus intermedins cum ungue 

 brevior. 



Drymodes brunneopygia. Dry . fusca ; primariis apud pogonia 

 interna albo transversim striatis ; uropygio tectricibusque caudee 

 rvfo-fuscis. 



Head and all the upper surface brown, passing into rufous brown 

 on the upper tail-coverts ; wings dark broAvn, the coverts and pri- 

 maries edged with dull white ; primaries and secondaries crossed near 

 the base on their inner webs with pure white ; tail rich brown, all 

 but the two middle feathers tipped with white ; under surface grayish 

 brown, passing into buff on the under tail-coverts ; irides bill and 

 feet blackish brown. 



Total length, 8 inches; bill, ^; wing, 3|^; tail, 4^; tarsi, l^. 



Hab. Belts of the Murray in South Australia. 



This bird, although of a large size and so sombre in colouring, is 

 nearly allied to Petrdica. 



The next is an extraordinary form among the Musctcapidcs, differ- 



