PTILOTIS ORNATUS, Gould. 



Fig. 1. 



Ptil. vertice, alarum marginibus externis, necnon caudce olivaceis ; dorso, uropygioque brunneis ; guld 

 genisque olivaceo-fuscis ; pectore, corporeque subtus cinerescentibus, singulis plumis notd lata 

 brunned in medio ornatis ; crisso pallide badio plumis fusco striatis, penicilld nitideflavd utrum- 

 que colli latus ornante ; notd longitudinali sub oculos olivaced ; primariis rectricibusque caudce 

 fuscis, his ad apicem externum albis ; rostro nigrescente ; pedibus brunneis. 



Long. tot. unc. ; rostri, j ; alee, 3f ; caudce, 3^ ; tarsi, f . 



Crown of the head, external edges of the wings, and the tail rich olive ; back and rump brown ; 

 throat and cheeks olive-brown ; chest and under surface greyish white, each feather having a broad 

 conspicuous mark of dark brown down the centre ; under tail-coverts buffy white, each feather having 

 a central stripe of brown ; on each side of the neck a lengthened tuft of rich yellow feathers, and 

 immediately below the eyes a longitudinal obscure mark of rich olive ; primaries and tail-feathers 

 brown, the latter very slightly tipped with white ; bill blackish brown ; legs light brown. 



Syn. Ptilotis ornatus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part VI., 1838. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, Swan River. 



PTILOTIS FLAVIGULA, Gould. 

 Fig. 2. 



Ptil. capite, nucha, genis, corpore inferiore nigro-griseis, hoc colore apud abdomen crissumque olivaceo 

 tincto ; plumis auricularibus argenteo-cinereis et post has guttd flavd ; guld Jlavd ; alis, dorso, 

 cauddque, flavescenti-olivaceis ; femoribus olivaceis ; rostro pedibusque nigrescentibus. 



Long. tot. 8 unc. ; rostri, 1 ; alee, 4^ ; caudce, ; tarsi, 1. 



Crown of the head, back of the neck, cheeks, and under surface blackish grey, which on the ab- 

 domen and under tail-coverts is strongly tinged with olive ; ear-coverts silvery grey, immediately 

 behind which is a spot of pale yellow ; throat rich yellow ; wings, back, and tail rich yellowish olive ; 

 thighs olive ; bill and feet blackish brown. 



Syn. Ptilotis jlavigula, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part VI., 1838. 



Remark. The species described in the preceding parts of this work as Meliphaga penicillata, M. leu- 

 cotis, M. chrysotis, M. chrysops, M. auricomis and M.fusca, will rank under the above genus, and I 

 now beg to substitute this word instead of that of Meliphaga for the new species I have described. 

 The genus has been instituted by Mr. Swainson for the birds of this group, distinguished by orna- 

 mental marks and tufts of feathers on the sides of the face and neck. 



Habitat. Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales. 



