The male and female do not differ in size or colouring. 



The upper surface, wings, and tail are dark brown, with the exception of the external feather 

 on each side of the tail, which is white; under surface, greyish- white ; hides, blackish-brown; bill, 

 lours, and feet, hlackish-brown. 



Habitats: New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. 



M 1 C ROE OA F L AYIG A S T E R (Gould). 



YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER. 



nnHIS is the northern representative of the genus, being found especially in the neighbourhood of 

 J Port Bssington, and in the adjacent islands. 



Like its congeners it is very tame, and is nearly always found in the vicinity of the habitations 



ot man. 



Its song is very varied, sometimes resembling that of the Petroicce, or of the Gerygones, and 

 when on tin wing it pours forth a soft and melodious note of its own. 



Its mode of nidification resembles that of the other members of the Qfenus. 



The sexes are alike in outward appearance. 



Head, back, and ear-coverts are olive-brown ; wings and tail, brown ; throat, white ; under 

 surface, yellow ; irides, brown ; bill, legs, and feet, black. 



Total length, 3| inches ; bill, | inch ; wing, 2\ inches ; tail, 2^ inches ; tarsi, ^ inch. 



Habitats : North coast of Australia and the adjacent islands. 



