Hc.nl. upper pari of the throat and upper surfaces, dark] rich grey; tail, dark grey, with a 

 tinge •>!* green, each feather with a r<>\\ of white markings on the inner web, each tipped with white; 

 wings, brown, with green reflections; a white mark on the inner webs of primaries and secondaries; 

 edge of the shoulder, grey; under surfaces, light chestnut, which is deeper on the chest, and greyish 

 on the abdomen; irides, olive; bill, black, with an olive streak at the base of the lower mandible; 



feot, <»li\e. 



Length, '•'! inches: bill, I inch: wing, Hi inches: tail. 5 inches; tarsi. | inch. 

 Habitats: New Smith Wales, South and West Australia, southern part of Queensland. 



CACOMA NT IS CAST AN EJ VENTRIS. 



CHESTNUT-BREASTED CUCKOO. Genus : Cacomantis. 



rill I I*! more northern parts of Queensland and the Northern Territory appear to be the native country 

 -L of this variety, of the habits of which not much is known. It is, however, in so far as it has 

 been observed, similar in its manner of nidification to those Cuckoos already described. It is slender 

 in form, and its movements and mode of Hi-'ht are more Sfraceful than is the case with those forms 

 already described. 



The w hole of the head, chin and upper surfaces, decj> purplish-grey : wings, brown, w ith green 

 lights ; tail, dark purplish-grey, all the feathers tipped w ith w hite, the inner webs of tin; lateral feathers 

 barred with greyish streaks : irides. orange : bill and nails, almost black ; legs and feet, orange. 



Length, 9^ inches: hill, ^ inch; wing, \\ inches; tail, 5 inches; tarsi, [ inch. 



Habitat.- : Far northern parts of Australia. 



