The crown of the head, the neck and ear-coverts, grey ; throat and lores, black ; chest and 

 abdomen, reddish-brown; upper surface and wings, a darker shade; lower part of the body, both above 

 and below, surrounded by a black band ; tail-coverts, white ; tail, black ; irides, light-brown ; bill, grey : 

 legs and feet, pink. 



Total length, 4| inches ; bill, f inch ; wing, 2| inches ; tail, 2\ inches ; tarsi, | inch. 

 Habitat: Interior of New South Wales and Queensland. 



POEPHILA LEXCOTJS {Gould). 



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AMONG other valuable discoveries made during Leichhardt's various expeditions was the present 

 species of Poephila, which was procured south of Port Essington by Gilbert. 



It is closely allied to Poephila Per'sonata, but differs, in some respects, in the plumage, 

 particularly in the white on the ear-coverts, throat and tianks. 



Its food and, as far as has been ascertained, its habits also, are the same as those of its 

 congeners. 



There is no material difference in the appearance of the sexes. 



A band crossing the forehead, the throat, and a large patch on the flanks, black ; the 

 ear-coverts, a line beneath the black of the throat and a space surrounding the black patch on the 

 tianks are white ; crown of head, all the upper surface and the wings are deep brown ; chest and 

 abdomen, pale reddish-brown ; upper and under tail-coverts, white ; tail, black ; irides, brown ; bill, 

 yellowish horn-colour; legs and feet, pale reddish-brown. 



Total length, 4f inches; bill, | inch, wing, inches; tail, 2\ inches; tarsi, § inch. 



Habitat : The interior of the north of Australia. 



