The crown of the head is hlack, each feather with a spot of white; forehead, greyish-white; 

 back of the neck, hack, and wing-coverts, brownish-grey ; rump, olive-grey ; wings, brown ; the base of 

 the primaries and the enter margins of the secondaries, reddish-orange; tail, dark brown; lores, red; chest, 

 yellow ; throat and abdomen, white ; irides, light-brown ; bill, legs, and feet, brownish-black. 



Habitat: Interior of Australia. 



PARDALOTUS U.ROPYG1AL1S (Gould). 



> ' E LLOW- R I WPED DIAMOND- BIRD. 



IN his works on the "Birds of Australia," Gould in many places testifies to his indebtedness to Mr. 



Hynoe and other officers of the surveying ship "Beagle" for their kindness in procuring him 



specimens of rare or unknown birds. Among others, the Pardalotus Uropygialis was obtained by Mr. 

 Bvnoe on the north coast of Australia. 



Except that it inhabits thickets and feeds on insects, almost nothing is definitely known 

 of its habits. 



The ciown of the head and a line before and behind the eye are black ; a mark from above 

 the eye to the occiput, and the centre of the abdomen are white ; throat, chest, rump, and upper tail- 

 coverts, yellow; back of the neck and back, grey, tinged with olive; wings, black, the primaries edged 

 externally at the base with -white ; tail, black, the three outer feathers on each side tipped with white ; 

 irides, brown ; bill, black ; legs and feet, light brown. 



Habitat : North Coast of Australia. 



