THE GOULDIAN FINCH 



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The Long-tailed Finch, P. acuticauda. North-west Australia and Northern 

 Territory. The long central feathers of tail nearly four inches, pro- 

 jecting a couple of inches beyond rest of tail; loral spot, eyelid and 

 throat black; abdomen pinkish-fawn; under tail-coverts white; 

 a line of black separating white vent from fawn abdomen, feet coral 

 red; iris black. Total length 4.6 inches, culmen .4.5, wing 2.4, tail 

 1.9, tarsus .55. Eggs white, and measuring .69 x .45 inch. 



The Black-throated Finch, P. ciiicta. Queensland and New South Wales. 

 Feet j)ink red; iris reddish-brown. Total length 4.4 inches, culmen 

 .4, wing 2.35, tail 1.65, tarsus .6. Egg pinky-white. 



Scarlet-headed Finch: Poephila mivahiUs. 



Australian Museum. 

 Masked Finch; P. personata. 



The Masked Finch, P. personata. North-west Australia, Northern 

 Territory, North Queensland. Black velvety ring on face, surrounding 

 the orange bill; feet fleshy red; iris red. Total length 5.2 inches, 

 culmen .45, wing 2.2, tail 2.05, tarsus .35. 



The White-eared Finch, P. leucotis. North Australia and North Queens- 

 land. Bill yellowish-horn, feet red; iris dark-brown. Total length 

 4 inches, culmen .45, wing 2.15, tail 1.75, tarsus .55. 



The Gouldian Finch, P. gouldiw. North-west Australia, Northern 

 Territory and North Queensland. Throat black, followed by a line 

 of bright cobalt blue, and then by a broad band of beautiful lilac 

 across the fore-neck and chest; rest of under surface of body golden- 

 yellow, under tail-coverts white; bill pink and white; feet yellow; 

 iris deep brown. Total length 4.1 inches, culmen .45, wing 2.6, tail 

 1.9, tarsus .55. 



