196 THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Voj. I 



416a. Zanda. gen. nov. 



Differs from Calyptorhynchus in its very fiat, narrow 

 bill and different wing-formuK — 3rd, 4th, and 5th longest 

 and subequal, 1st shorter than 5th. 



Type, Calyptorhynchus baudini tenuirostris Mathews. : 



985. Myttsa, gen. nov. 



Differs from Diaphorillas in having a larger and more 

 slender bill. 



Type, Diaphorillas hoivei Mathews. 



1169. Melomyza, gen. nov. 



Differs from Cissomela in having the 2nd primary 

 much shorter than the 3rd. 

 Type, Myzomela obscura Gould. 



1379. Neopcephila, gen. nov. 



Differs from Neochmia in having the tail-feathers 

 more pointed. 



Type, Poephila belcher i Mathews. 



1438. Neosteepera, gen. nov. 



Differs from Strepera in lacking the very distinct hook 

 at the end of the maxilla. 



Type, Strepera arguta Gould. 



I take this opportunity of describing the eggs of 

 1085. Climacteris rufa orientalis Mathews. Clutch, 

 two ; ground-colour pale stone, covered all over but 

 more at the larger end, with reddish-brown and 

 lavender spots of irregular shape ; 24 by 19 mm. Gawler 

 Ranges, South Australia. Collected by Captain S. A. 

 White on September 6th, 1912. ! 



