NEW SOUTH WALES, 
Superb Warbler, Female* 
When Mr. Latham's Synopfis was publiflied, the 
female of this fpecies was entirely unknown ; and it 
was conjecSlured by that author that the difpoiition of 
the blue might poffibly mark the fexes. The female 
is now difcovered to be entirely dellitute of all the fine 
blue colours, both pale and dark, by which the male is 
adorned, except that there is a very narrow circle of 
azure round each eye, apparently on the ik.in only : all 
the upper feathers conlift of fliades of brown, and the 
whole throat and belly is pure white. Except from the 
iliape and fize, this bird would not be fufpecfted at iirft 
light to belong to the fame fpecies as the male : the 
ei^ithet of Juperh a])plies very ill to the female. 
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CHAP. 
XV, 
Caspian 
