It was first brought under notice by Mr. Rawnsley, of Brisbane, though it had Ween seen 

 before by Mr. Gregory, the explorer, in his expedition from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Brisbane. 



The head, neek, chest, abdomen, back, and tail-coverts arc rich blue ; primaries, black, except a 

 small portion of the outer webs and a large portion of the inner webs, near the base, which are orange- 

 yellow : secondaries, orange-yellow, edged on the basal portion with black, arid with a patch of black 

 near the tips; tail, rich blue, all the leathers, except the two middle ones, tipped with golden-brown; 

 irides, greenish-blue ; bill and feet, olive-black. 



Total length, ! I ] inches; wing, f> inches; tail, 4 inches; tarsi, If inch; bill, 1 J. inch. 



Habitat : Queensland. 



CHLA M YDODE R A GUTTATA (Gould). 



QUTTA TED BOWER-BIRD. 



THIS bird was first spoken of by Sir George Gray, who discovered in several places its bowers, about 

 which he was greatly puzzled till informed of their use. A specimen was first obtained by Mr. 

 T. V. Gregory during his explorations in the north-western part of Australia. 



It resembles the Chlamydodera Maculata in many respects, but is larger. 



Nothing is known of its habits, beyond the fact that it constructs a bower like the other 

 members of the genus. 



The upper surface and wings are brownish-black, with a spot of rich buff at the tip of each 

 feather ; the primaries are pale brown ; tail-feathers, pale brown, with buff shafts and white tips ; under 

 surface, buffy, the Hanks barred with pale brown ; bill, black ; feet, dark olive. 



Total length, \\], inches; bill, L£ inch; wing, G inches; tail, 4^ inches; tarsi, If inch. 



Habitat : North-western part of Australia. 



