442 THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



song is so sweet and well-sustained that the residents of the 

 Brisbane District call it the "Queensland Canary." 



Mr. A. J. Campbell has recently described two new birds in 

 ' ' The Emu, ' ' as follows : — 



Falciin'culus whitei (Yellow Shrike-Tit). 



Napier Broome Bay, North-west Australia. 



Male: Next the bill small white patch; sides of the head and neck 

 white, divided by a black band passing through the eye to the nape; crown 

 of head black; throat mottled greenish, black and grey; back, wing coverts, 

 and upper tail coverts light olive-green; primaries and secondaries dark 

 brown, margined with greenish-yellow and lighter colour; tail also dark 

 brown, margined with greenish-yellow, except the two outer feathers 

 margined with dull white; all under surface, including tail coverts, lemon 

 chrome-yellow, brightest on the chest. Iris umber, bill black, tarsus French 

 grey (Hill). Length, 6; wing, 3%; tail, 2%; bill 9/16; tarsus, 15/16 

 inches. 



Female: Similar to above, but smaller in dimensions. 



This very distinct new bird approaches nearest to 

 E. leucogaster (Gld.), but differs in having the whole of the 

 under surface yellow, while in general colouring it is more 

 yellowish than either of the other two known species. 



It is classically named in honour of Mr. H. L. White, who so 

 liberally subsidized Mr. G P. Hill in the far North- West field 

 for a season, and may be known on the vernacular list as the 

 Yellow Shrike-Tit. 



Eopsaltria hilli (Hill Shrike-Robin). 



Hecla Island, Parry Harbour, North-west Australia. 



Female: Crown of head, sides of neck, and back grey; lower back 

 tinged with olive-green blending into light olive-green; upper tail coverts, 

 primaries, and secondaries dark brown, margined with grey; tail feathers 

 brownish beneath, with light olive-green wash above; throat whitish, 

 slightly mottled with grey, chest light brownish-grey, blending into abdomen 

 and under tail-coverts, which are light lemon chrome-yellow. Iris dark 

 brown, bill black, tarsus slate-grey (Hill). Length, 6; wing, 3%; tail 2y,; 

 bill, 9/16 ; tarsus, % inches. 



This new Shrike-Robin most resembles E. griseogularis 

 (Gld.), but has not the conspicuous bright yellow rump and 

 upper tail coverts. 



It is named after its discoverer, Mr. Gerald Freer Hill. 



