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Face and throat deep vermilion red; the base of all the feathers 
of the throat black, giving that part a mingled appearance of black and 
red ; crown of the head, all the upper surface and wings, brown ; rump 
deep vermilion-red ; tail dark brown; chest and all the under surface 
jet-black, the flanks numerously spotted with white, and the centre 
of the abdomen dashed with vermilion-red; feet light red; upper 
mandible black, under mandible scarlet, with a triangular patch of 
black at the base. 
Total length, 3} inches; bill, 5%; wing, 24; tail, 13; tarsi, %. 
Hab. The north-west coast of Australia. 
From the collection of B. Bynoe, Esq. 
And the second, 
Genus Pokruita. 
Gen. char.—Rostrum ad basin tumidum, et igittr feré tam latum et 
profundum quam longum. Al/@ mediocres, remige prima parvula, 
secunda tertia quarta et quinta inter se feré zqualibus; digitis 
gracilibus, medio externis longiore, illis inter se equalibus; digito 
postico, medio vald@ breviore. Cauda cuneiformis, rectricibus 
duabus intermediis productis. 
This form is nearly allied to Hrythura and Estrelda. 
Type, P. acuticauda (Amadina acuticaudu, Gould in Proc. Zool. 
Soc., Part VII. p. 148). 
PoiipHita pErsonaTa. Poé. rostro ad basin fascid irregulari ni- 
gerrimd circumdato, vertice, dorso, alis, cauddque pallide cinna- 
momino-fuscis. 
Base of the bill surrounded by an irregular ring of deep velvety 
black ; crown of the head, upper surface and wings, light cinnamon- 
brown; lower part of the abdomen banded with deep velvety black ; 
lower part of the rump and under tail-coverts white; upper tail- 
coverts white, striped longitudinally with black on the outer side; 
tail graduated, and of a deep blackish brown; irides red ; bill bright 
orange ; legs and feet flesh-red. 
Total length, 32 inches; bill, $3; wing, 23; tail, 2; tarsi, as 
Hab. The northern parts of Australia. 
Mr. Gould then characterized two new species of the genus Ptili- 
nopus, Swainson, as P. Swainsonii and P. Ewingii; the first in 
honour of the founder of the genus, and the second in honour of the 
Rev. T. J. Ewing, of Van Diemen’s Land. 
Pritinopus Swainsonu. Pil. fronte et vertice splendidé coccineis, 
héc colore lined angustd flavé nisi apud frontem cincto; pectore 
sordideé viridi, singulis plumis ad apicem bifidis, more furcule, 
cujus apices macula triangulari argenteo-cinered notantur ; abdo- 
mine medio aurantiaco ; caude apice late flavissimo. 
Forehead and crown deep crimson-red, surrounded, except in front, 
with a narrow ring of light yellow; back of the neck greyish green ; 
all the upper surface bright green tinged with yellow, the green 
becoming deep blue towards the extremities of the tertiaries, which 
