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markings of buff, which assume a reddish cast beyond 

 the margin. The outermost and shortest are lightest 

 in colour, and most regularly barred with greyish-brown. 

 Throat and all the under surface white, lightest on tin 

 vent, and crossed by about twenty-eight bars of blackish- 

 grey. Base of under mandible yellowish, the remainder 

 of the bill black. Feet yellow, claws black. Shot about 

 May last, by my son, at Norman's Creek. Length, about 

 9 inches ; wing 5 inches ; tail, about 4 inches ; bill, 

 | inch ; tarsus f inch. 



"New Lamprococcyx. — This species differs from every 

 other I am acquainted with, being entirely without bars 

 on the under surface. Head and wings dull bronzy- 

 green, each feather slightly edged with reddish-buff. 

 Tail similar above, but the basal parts of the lateral 

 feathers dull brick-red. Inner webs banded and spotted 

 like the rest of the family. Throat and chest, light 

 grey. Abdomen, buffy-white ; under tail-coverts, white. 

 Bill and feet black, except the base of the lower mandible, 

 which is yellow. Length 6 inches ; wing, 3| ; tail, 2f ; 

 bill, f ; tarsus, f . This species, for the present, must be 

 called L. moclesta, until proved to be (which is quite 

 possible) the j^oung of some known species, such as 

 L. Basilis, which it resembles in the form and size of bill. 

 Shot with a boy's catapult, at Norman's Creek, near 

 Captain Heath's. It was in company with a male and 

 female, and several young Maluri, doubtless the foster 

 parents, and a portion of their brood or community." 



The preceding descriptions enable the recognition of 

 the species here named by Diggles and mainly confirm 

 the identifications made by Ramsay. Poephila atro- 

 pygialis was later fuller described by Castelnau and 

 Ramsay, and in my Reference List (p. 433) I accepted 

 their introduction as the earliest known to me. The 

 exact date of publication of Diggles's paper is unknown 

 to me, and it is quite possible that Castelnau and Ramsay's 

 description actually appeared prior to Diggles's, but until 

 the actual dates are known it is best to allow priority to 

 Diggles. 



