408 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



Orange-billed Finch, Poephila Jiecki. Northern Australia. Very similar to 

 F. acuticauda, but having an orange-scarlet bill, instead of pale wax- 

 yellow, as in that species. Length 5.5 inches, wing 2.36, tail 2.52. 



Black-rumped Finch, PoepJdla nigrotecta. Cape York, Queensland. Very 

 similar to P. cinctu, but is smaller, and has the upper tail-coverts 

 black like the rump. In P. cincta the upper tail-coverts are white. 



Genus Neochmia. 

 Confined to North Australia. 



The Crimson Finch. 



Neochmia phaeton. 



North-west Australia, Northern Territory and North Queensland. 



Head and hind-neck ashy-brown, blacker on the Town, rump brown, 

 rest of upper surface crimson; lores, eyebrow, sides of face, throat, chest 

 and breast fiery crimson; centre of breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 black; a few white spots on sides of breast; bill rich carmine. Total 

 length 5 inches, culmen .4, wing 2, tail 2.35, tarsus .55. Female dingier. 



Family OrioUdce. Orioles. 

 Bill with a notch in the upper mandible, nostrils bare. 



Genus Oriolus. 

 Lores feathered, generaUy a little bare space behind the eye. 

 Sexes with similar plumage. 



The Yellow Oriole. 



Oriolus flavicinctus. 



North and North-east Australia. 



Above olivaceous yellow, mottled with black; wings black tipped 

 broadly with yellow, and with a yellow patch; tail black, tipped with 

 yellow; under surface olive-yellow, brighter behind; bill dull red; feet 

 lead-coloured; iris reddish-orange. The larger species, length 11.5, culmen 

 1.8, wing 5.8, tail 4.4, tarsus 1.05 inches. 



The Oriole. 



Oriolus Sagittarius {viridis). 



Eastern Australia. 



Above olive; wings and tail brown, many of the feathers tipped with 

 white; under surface white, broadly streaked with black, bill dull red- 

 feet lead-coloured; iris scarlet. Length 10, culmen 1.2, wing 6 tail 4.5 

 tarsus 1 inch. 



