CALODERA MACULATA, Gould. 



Fig. 1. 



Cal. capite supra, auricularibus, et guld nitide brunneis, singula plumd cinereo-argentatd cinctd ; fascid 

 nuchali rosacea; corpore superne cauddque intense brunneis; apicibus plumarum in dor so, uropygio 

 scapulisque fulvo large guttatis ; remigibus albidis ; rectricibus flavido-albis, ad apicem notatis ; 

 corpore subtus cinereo ; lateribus transversaliter brunneo striatis ; rostro et pedibusfusco-brunneis. 



Long. tot. Ill U nc; rostri, 1£ ; ala, 6; caudce, 4|; tarsi. If. 



Crown of the head, ear-coverts, and throat rich brown, each feather being surrounded by a narrow 

 line of black ; feathers on the crown small and tipped with silvery grey ; a beautiful band of elongated 

 feathers of a light rose pink crosses the back of the neck, forming a broad fan-like occipital crest ; all 

 the upper surface, wings, and tail of a deep brown ; every feather of the back, rump, scapularies, and 

 secondaries tipped with a large round spot of rich buff ; primaries slightly tipped with white ; all the 

 tail-feathers terminated with buffy white ; under surface greyish white, feathers of the flanks marked 

 with faint transverse zigzag lines of light brown. 



Remark. Differs from Calodera nuchalis in being much smaller in size, and in the strong ma- 

 culated markings which cover the whole of the upper surface. 



Calodera maculata, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836 ; with Gen. Char. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New Holland. 



CALODERA NUCHALIS. 

 Fig. 2. 



Cal. brunneo-griseus, subtus pallidior ; capite et corpore supra cinerascenti-brunneis, illius plumis lus- 

 trantibus; tectricibus alarum, scapularibus, remigibus rectricibusque albido marginatis; fascid nu- 

 chali splendide purpurascenti-rosed plumulis sericeis circumdatd ; corpore subtus flavescenti-griseo, 

 lateribus brunneo lavatis ; rostro pedibusque nigrescenti-brunneis. 

 Long. tot. 15 unc; rostri, If ; alee, 8| ; caudm, % ; tarsi, 2\. 



Male. Head and all the upper surface greyish brown, the feathers of the former with a shining 

 or satiny lustre ; the feathers of the back, wing-coverts, scapulars, quills, and tail tipped with greyish 

 white ; on the nape of the neck a beautiful rose pink fascia, consisting of narrow feathers, and sur- 

 rounded by a ruff of satin-like plumes, the tips distinct, rounded, and turning inwards ; under surface 

 yellowish grey, the flanks tinged with brown ; bill and legs brownish black. 



Female, or Young. Somewhat smaller in size, more deeply tinged with brown, and wanting the 

 nuchal fascia and ruff of satiny feathers. 



Syn. Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis, Jard. and Selb. 111. On., vol. ii. pi. cm. 



Remark. In the Collection of the Linnean Society of London. 



Habitat. Australia. 



