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two species I give the names of Z. strenuus and Z. tephropleurus. 
A beautiful Parrakeet from Cape York, nearly allied to Platycer- 
cus palliceps, 1 propose to name Platycercus cyanogenys. Among 
the birds from the Isle of Pines is a very beautiful Pigeon, apper- 
taining to the genus Ptilinopus. This bird, with several others 
of even greater interest, I propose to make the subjects of a second 
paper. 
Genus NrsocicHta. 
Bill strong, more powerful than in the genus Turdus; gonys 
nearly straight, with a small notch near the tip in the upper man- 
dible ; culmen gradually descending from the base; nostrils seated 
in an oval depression at the base of the upper mandible ; wings short, 
somewhat concave ; first primary very small; the third, fourth and 
fifth equal and the longest ; tail rather shorter than in Turdus, and 
the feathers rather pointed ; tarsi very strong, toes strong and much 
lengthened, particularly the hinder one; front of the tarsi scutel- 
lated ; under part entire. 
This form differs from all others in the great family of the 
hrushes, and appears to partake of the characters of the genera 
urdus, Chameza, and Oreocincla. 
NESOCICHLA EREMITA. 
Head and all the upper surface, wings and tail dark sandy-brown, 
with a darker shade in the centre of each feather, but the primaries 
have paler edges, and the greater coverts and secondaries are tipped 
with sandy buff; lores and cheeks rufous ; feathers of the under 
surface deep buff at the base, with a lengthened pear-shaped mark 
of brown down the apex of each feather, these marks being so large 
and thickly placed as to give the whole a mottley appearance ; on 
the throat these marks somewhat resemble striz ; thighs buff; bill 
black ; tarsi reddish-brown, toes darker. 
Total length, 83 inches; bill, 14; wing, 33; tail, 3; tarsi, 14. 
Hab. The island of Tristan d’ Acunha. 
Remark.—This bird is about the size of the common Song-thrush, 
Turdus musicus, and similar to it in appearance; on examination, 
however, it will be found to differ very considerably in structure. 
MERULA VINITINCTA. 
The male has the head and nape blackish-brown, upper surface 
and wing-coverts reddish-brown ; wings brown margined with oliva- 
ceous ; tail brown ; throat dark bluish grey ; under surface vinaceous 
red; bill bright gamboge-yellow; eye-lash yellow; tarsi and toes 
ellow. 
Total length, 8 inches; bill, 1; wing, 43; tail, 33; tarsi, 14. 
The female is very similar, but is of a somewhat paler tint, and 
has only a trace of the black hood of the male. 
Hab. Lord Howe’s Island. 
Remark. Of the same form, and somewhat allied to the Merula 
nestor of the Norfolk Island. 
