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Ceblepyris humeralis. Male. Forehead, crown of the head, back of the neck and upper part 

 of the back glossy greenish black ; shoulders and upper wing-coverts pure white, forming an oblique 

 line along the wing ; the remainder of the wing dull black with the secondaries slightly margined and 

 tipped with white ; lower part of the back and rump grey ; tail dull black, the two outer feathers on 

 each side largely tipped with white ; throat, chest and all the under surface white ; bill and feet black. 



Female. Crown of the head, back of the neck, and upper part of the back brown ; lower part of 

 the back, rump and tail as in the male; greater and lesser wing-coverts margined with buff; second- 

 aries more broadly margined with white than in the male ; throat and all the under surface buffy white ; 

 bill and legs black. 



Total length, 6\ inches ; bill, f ; wing, 4 ; tail, 6£ ; tarsi, f . 



Habitat. Interior of New South Wales. 



Nearly allied to Ceblepyris lencomela ( Ca?npephaga leucomela, Vig. & Horsf. ; Lanius Karu, Less.) 

 but differing from that species in its smaller size, in the greater extent of the white mark on the 

 shoulders, and in nearly wanting the stripe of white which crosses the secondaries. 



Falcunculus leucogaster. Immediately above the bill a band of white, from which down the 

 centre of the head a broad stripe of black feathers forming a crest ; sides of the face and head white, 

 divided by a line of black, which passes through the eye to the nape ; back, shoulders and wing-coverts 

 olive yellow, becoming of a brighter yellow on the rump ; primaries and secondaries brown, margined 

 with olive yellow; two outer vail- teachers white, two centre ones olive, the remainder brown, mar- 

 gined with olive ; throat olive green ; chest, upper part of the breast and under tail-coverts bright 

 sulphur yellow ; abdomen and thighs white ; bill black : legs lead colour. 



Total length, 6 inches ; bill, J ; wing, 3§ ; tail, 2J ; tarsi, f . 



Habitat. Australia ; locality unknown. 



For a knowledge of this new species of true Falcunculus I am indebted to the kindness of the Earl 

 of Derby, who lent me the example from which the above characters are taken ; and which from the 

 olive colouring of the throat may probably prove to be a female. 



Falcunculus flavigulus. Lores white ; crown of the head, and a stripe from the eye down 

 the side of the neck blackish brown, above and beneath which are stripes of white ; back and 

 upper tail coverts greenish yellow ; wings brownish grey, margined with pale brown ; tail the same, 

 but having the outer web and the tips of the two side feathers, and the tips of the two next on each side 

 white; a small space under the chin white ; throat, chest, abdomen and under tail-coverts uniform 

 bright yellow ; bill (injured in the specimen) and legs bluish black. 



Total length, about 5 J inches ; bill, ? ; wing, 3§ ; tail, 2J- ; tarsi, j. 



Habitat. Australia ; locality unknown. 



This species, independently of its smaller size, may be readily distinguished from all the others by the 

 uniform yellow colouring of the under surface from the chin to the vent. It would seem that this 

 bird was overlooked by Messrs. Vigors and Horsfield who appear to have thought it identical with 

 F. gutturalis. 



Eopsaltria parvulus. Crown of the head, ear-coverts, back of the neck and back dark grey ; 

 throat and lower part of the chest greyish white ; rump olive ; wings and tail brown, the extreme tips 

 of the latter greyish white ; chest, and all the under surface bright yellow ; bill black ; feet brown. 



Total length, 5% inches ; bill. | ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2J ; tarsi, j. 



Habitat. New South Wales. 



The genus Eopsaltria was instituted by Mr. Swainson for the Yellow-breasted Thrush of Lewin, 

 (Pachycephala Australis, of Vig. and Horsf.) to which the present bird is nearly allied. 



Eopsaltria griseogularis. Crown of the head, ear-coverts, sides and back of the neck, and back 

 grey ; throat and chest greyish white ; abdomen, rump, upper and under tail-coverts rich yellow ; wings 

 and tail greyish brown, the extreme tips of the latter edged with white ; bill and feet blackish brown. 



Total length, 6 inches ; bill, f ; wing, 3£ ; tail, 2§ ; tarsi, §. 



Habitat. Swan River. 



Closely allied to Eopsaltria Australis. In the Collection of Fort Pitt, at Chatham. 



Sericulus magnirostris. Forehead, cheeks, sides of the throat, and under surface dusky greyish 

 white, each feather margined with brown ; on the hinder part of the crown and occiput a square patch 

 of velvety black, and an irregular line of the same colour down the centre of the throat ; back of the 

 neck, back and scapularies greyish white in the centre, margined all round with brown ; wings, rump 

 and tail olive brown, some of the secondaries tipped with greyish white ; bill and feet black. 



Total length, l\\ inches ; bill, \\ ; wing, 5^ ; tail, 4| ; tarsi, 1£. 



Habitat. Van Diemen's Land ? 



This is in every respect a true Sericulus ; and from what we know of the changes of the common 

 species (S. chrysocephalus) I conceive that it may prove to be a female, or immature bird. 



