AMADINA CASTANOTIS, Gould. 

 Male.— Fig. 1. 



Mas. Am. corpore superne cinereo-fusco ; alis brunneis ; uropygio albo ; tectricibus caudce nigris, albo 

 guttatis ; genis castaneo-rufls, lined alba ad basin rostri ; pectore griseo, lineis nigris transversim 

 striato ; notd nigra in medio pectoris ; abdomine albo, crisso ochraceo, lateribus castaneis albo 

 guttatis ; rostro aurantiaco ; pedibus suhflavis. 



Fcem. Rostro, lineis transversis facialibus, tectricibus caudce, pedibusque sicut in mare ; dorso, plumis 

 auricularibus, alis, caudd lateribusque fusco-griseis ; guld et pectore griseis rufo tinctis ; abdomine 

 flavescenti-brunneo. 



Long. tot. 4£ unc. ; alee, 2£; caudce, \\\ tarsi, \\. 



Male. Crown of the head, nape, and back brownish grey ; wings brown ; rump white ; upper tail- 

 coverts jet black ; each feather having three large and conspicuous oval spots of white ; tail-feathers 

 blackish brown slightly tinged with white at their tips ; cheeks and ear-coverts reddish chestnut sepa- 

 rated from the bill by a narrow transverse line of white, which white line is bounded on each side by 

 a still finer line of black ; throat and chest grey, the feathers transversely marked with fine lines of 

 black ; a small black patch on the middle of the chest ; abdomen white ; under tail-coverts buffy white ; 

 flanks chestnut, each feather marked near the tip with two small oval spots of white ; bill orange red ; 

 feet light yellowish flesh colour. 



Female. Transverse lines on the face, upper tail-coverts, and feet, as in the male ; upper surface, 

 ear-coverts, wings, tail, and flanks greyish brown ; throat and chest grey slightly tinged with brown ; 

 abdomen yellowish brown. 



Amadina castanotis, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, interior of New South Wales. 



AMADINA RUFICAUDA, Gould. 

 Male.— Fig. 2. 



Mas. Am.fronte genisque coccineis, his albo striatis ; corpore superne olivaceo-fusco ; tectricibus caudce 

 cauddquefusco-coccineis, illis guttis pallido-rubris ornatis ; guld corporeque inf erne olivaceis, griseis, 

 albo transversim notatis ; abdomine intermedio crissoque flavicle albis ; rostro coccineo ; pedibus 

 pallide brunneis. 



Fcem. Corpore toto cinereo fusco ; abdomine intermedio albo ; caudd rufescente-brunned. 

 Long. tot. 4?£ unc; aim, 2 J ; caudce, 1 j ; tarsi, -g. 



Male. Face and cheeks scarlet, the latter covered with narrow feathers, which are finely spotted 

 with white at the tip ; upper surface and wings olive brown ; upper tail-coverts and tail deep crimson 

 brown, the former having a large spot of pinkish white near the tip of each feather ; throat, chest, and 

 flanks delicate olive grey, each feather having a large oval white spot transversely disposed near the 

 tip ; centre of the abdomen and under tail-coverts dirty yellowish white ; bill scarlet ; legs fleshy brown. 



Female. All the upper surface, cheeks, chest, and flanks uniform greyish brown ; centre of the 

 abdomen white ; tail-feathers dark brown, the shafts of the centre feathers being strongly tinged with 

 dark crimson brown ; bill and legs brown. 



Amadina ruficauda, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New Holland. 



AMADINA MODESTA, Gould. 

 Male.— Fig. 3. 



Mas. Am. f route sanguinolentd ; corpore superior e fusco ; alis albo-guttatis ; uropijgio crissoque alternatim 

 striatis lineis albis atque fuscis ; rectricibus nigris, duabus lateralibus externis ad apicem cdbo 

 7iotatis; guld nigra; corporis inferior e parte cinereo-albido lineis transversis fuscis striato ; abdomine 

 intermedio crissoque albis ; rostro nigro ; pedibus nigrescentibus. 



Long. tot. 4^ unc. ; alee, 2± ; caudce, 2 ; tarsi, f . 



Male. Fore part of the head deep crimson red ; nape of the neck, mantle, and back brown ; wings 

 brown ; tertials (which are very long in this species), together with the greater and lesser quill-feathers, 

 having a spot of white at the tip ; rump and upper tail-coverts alternately barred with lines of greyish 

 white and brown ; tail-feathers black, the two outer ones on each side tipped with white, transversely 

 barred with lines of brown, which are strongest on the flanks; middle of the abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts white ; bill black ; feet blackish brown. 



Amadina modesta, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New Holland. 



