The noun of the head unci the cheeks are black, with minute white feathers on the forehead 

 near the l>ase of the upper mandihle: up|)er surface brownish-black, with a superciliary stripe and a 



well-defined patch behind the ear-coverts white: feathers on the throat, white and bristle-like; wings 



and tail, brownish-black, margined with yellow on the outer edges of the feathers, and all hut the 



two centre tail-feathers tipped faintly with white: under surface, white, broadly striped with black; 

 hides, white: bill, legs and feet, black. 



Habitat- : \c\\ South Wales. Victoria. South Australia and Tasmania. 



FAMILY CRATKRO FO D I DJE. 

 GENUS FOMATOSTOMUS (Cabanis). 



MKMKKKS of this genus are found in every part of Australia. They are very closely allied to 

 the Indian I'omntorJiinus. 



FOMATOSTOMUS RUFICEPS (Hartlaub). 



CHESTNUT-CROWNED POMATORHINUS. 



fMHIS bird was first procured by a German emigrant to South Australia, who forwarded it to Dr. 

 J- Hartlaub, at the Bremen Museum. Since then specimens have been obtained in all parts of 

 South Australia and Victoria. 



In both appearance and habits it resembles more the Pomntoxtomux Supcrci/iosus than an}' 

 other of its congeners. 



The female is rather more dull in her colouring than the male. 



Crown of the head and nape, chestnut-brown, bounded below by a line of white; patch behind 



the eye and ear-coverts, blackish-brown : upper part of the back and wing-coverts, grey, each feather 



with a brown centre; throat, breast and centre of abdomen, greyish-white: under tail-coverts, brown, 



-potted with greyish-white; tail-feathers, brownish-grey, the three outer ones on each side largely 

 tipped with white : h ides, brown ; bill, legs and feet, black. 



Habitats : New South Wales. Victoria and South Australia. 



