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Epthianura aurifrons. Head, upper tail-coverts, sides of the neck, breast, and all the under 

 surface fine golden orange, which is richest on the forehead and centre of the abdomen ; back olive ; 

 wings brown, margined with olive ; tail brownish black, each feather except the two middle ones having 

 an oval spot of white on the inner web at the tip ; chin and centre of the throat black ; bill black ; 

 feet brown. 



Total length, 4 inches; bill, f ; wing, 2J; tail, lj; tarsi, f. 

 Habitat. Interior of New South Wales. 

 In the Collection of the Zoological Society. 



Malurus longicaudus. Male. Crown of the head, stripe from the corner of the mouth below the 

 ears, and a broad crescent on the upper part of the back metallic ultramarine blue ; back of the neck, 

 shoulders, back, and rump deep velvety black ; throat and chest deep blue black; under surface greyish 

 white, becoming brown on the flanks ; tail-feathers deep blue, with lighter tips ; bill black ; tarsi brown. 



Female. All the upper surface, wings, and tail brown slightly tinged with rufous ; across the fore- 

 head and over each eye a line of reddish brown ; throat und centre of the abdomen greyish white, be- 

 coming brown on the flanks ; bill and feet reddish brown. 



Total length, 5J inches; bill, £; wing, 2; tail, 2§; tarsi, 1. 



Habitat. Van Diemen's Land. 



This species is closely allied to M. cyaneus, but is more richly coloured ; and exceeds it in all its 

 measurements, particularly in the length of the tail. 



Genus CINCLORAMPHUS. 



Bill rather shorter than the head ; culmen slightly arched ; the tip distinctly notched ; the commissure 

 slightly angulated at the base, and somewhat incurved for the remainder of its length; nostrils, lateral, 

 oval ; wings moderate, rigid, first quill very long and nearly equal to the second and third, which are 

 the longest ; tertials nearly as long as the primaries ; tail rather small and cuneiform ; tarsi very strong 

 and scutellated anteriorly ; toes long and powerful, particularly the hinder one and claw, which is ar- 

 ticulated on the same plane with the inner toe ; lateral toes nearly equal. 



Type. Megalurus cruralis, Vig. and Horsf. 



Dasyornis ? brunneus. Crown of the head, all the upper surface, wings, flanks, and tail yellowish 

 brown ; throat, sides of the face, and centre of the abdomen brownish white ; bill dark brown at tip, 

 becoming lighter at the base ; feet brown. 



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



Habitat. Australia ; locality, uncertain. 



Genus CALAMANTHUS. 



Gen. Char. Bill shorter than the head, dilated at the base, compressed laterally towards the tip ; 

 culmen sharp and advancing upon the forehead ; nostrils lateral, large, oval, and covered by an oper- 

 culum ; rictus destitute of bristles ; wings short, round, the fourth quill the longest, the third, fifth, 

 sixth, and seventh equal ; tail rather short and round ; tarsi moderately long, defended anteriorly with 

 indistinct scales ; hind toe rather long, with a long claw ; lateral toes uneven, the outer one the shortest. 



Type. Anthus fuliginosus, Vig. and Horsf. 



Cysticola ruficeps. Crown of the head, and back of the neck, rump, chest, flanks, and thighs 

 delicate fawn colour, becoming deeper and redder on the crown and the rump ; upper part of the back, 

 secondaries, and tail deep brownish black, each feather margined all round with butf ; throat and centre 

 of the abdomen white ; bill brown ; feet yellowish brown. 



Total length, 4 inches; bill, ^; wing, 1-g ; tail, If; tarsi, 



Habitat. New South Wales. 



Family ? 



Genus OREOICA. 



Gen. Char. Bill shorter than the head, stout, compressed laterally, and notched at the tip ; culmen 

 bent gradually downwards from the base ; lower mandible nearly as stout as the upper ; nostrils basal, 

 round, and nearly covered with very fine short hair-like feathers directed forwards, among which are in- 

 termingled a few long fine hairs ; wings rather long, the first quill short, the third the longest ; tertiaries 

 very long, and nearly equalling the primaries ; tail short and very slightly rounded ; tarsi moderately 

 long and stout, entire posteriorly, and defended anteriorly with hard scuta ; feet adapted for the ground ; 

 toes very short, particularly the hind one, inner toe rather shorter than the outer ; claws short, and 

 nearly straight. 



Type. Falcunculus gutturalis, Vig. and Horsf. 



