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XXVI. 



TROPIDORHYNOHUS CITREOGULARIS {Gould). 



YELLOW-THROATED FRIAR BIRD. 



T I ^HE interior of New South Wales and Victoria is inhabited by this bird, which is never found 

 between the mountains and the coast. It is most abundant about the river Namoi. The 

 yellow colouring of the throat, from which it takes its name, is only found in those not yet come 

 to maturity. 



The habits and mode of living are the same as those of the Tropidorhynchus Corniculatus. 

 The breeding season is in November. 



The young differ from the adults in several respects, but particularly in having the throat 

 and sides of the chest yellow. 



The adult has the whole of the upper-surface, wings and tail, olive-brown ; under surface, 

 brownish-grey ; hides, dark grey ; naked part of the face, bill and feet, lead-colour. 



Total length, 10£ inches; bill, 1| inch; wing, 5] inches; tail, 4^ inches; tarsi. 1 i inch 



Habitat: Interior of the south-eastern part of Australia. 



TROPIDORHYNCHUS BUCEROIDES (Gray and Mitch.) 



HELMET ED FRIAR BIRD. 



TIIHERE are several points in which the species under notice differs from all the other Australian 

 members of the group. It is the largest of all, and, moreover, is distinguished by having the 

 crown of the head clothed with feathers. 



It is the representative of the genus about the Cape York Peninsula, where, however, it is 

 rather rare. 



The feathers of the crown and nape are olive ; upper surface, wings and tail, brown ; throat 

 and under surface, brownish-olive, the feathers of the former with darker centres ; face, leaden-black ; 

 irides, light brown ; bill and feet, black. 



Total length, II inches; bill, 1| inch; wing, 5 inches; tail, 4f inches: tarsi, \% inch. 

 Habitat : North coast. 



