AMADINA CASTANOTIS, Gould. 
Male.— Fig. 1. 
Mas. Am, corpore superne cinereo-fnsco ; alts brunneis ; uropygio albo ; tectricibus caudm nigris, albo 
guttatis ; geiiis castaneo-riifis, lijied alba ad basin rostri ; pectore griseo, lineis nigris transversim 
striata ; notd nigra in medio pectoris ; abdomine albo, crisso ochraceo, lateribus castaneis albo 
guttatis ; rostro aurantiaco ; pedibus subjiavis. 
P"cEM. Rostro, li7ieis transversis facialihus, tectricibus caiidce, pedibusqiie sicut in mare ; dorso, plumis 
anricularibus, alis, caudd lateribusque fusco-griseis ; guld et pectore griseis riifo tinctis ; abdomine 
Jlavescenti-brunneo. 
Long. tot. 4g- unc. ; alee, 2^; caudce, \\; tarsi, 1^. 
Male. Crown of the head, nape, and back brownish grey; wings brown; rump white ; upper taii- 
coverts jet black ; each feather having three large and conspicvious oval spots of white ; tail-feathers 
blackish brown slightly tinged with white at their tips ; cheeks and ear-coverts I'eddish chestnut sepa- 
rated from the bill by a narrow transverse line of white, which white line is bounded on each side by 
a still finer line of black; throat and chest grey, the feathei's transversely mai'ked with fine lines of 
black ; a small black patch on the middle of the chest ; abdomen white ; under tail-coverts bufiy white ; 
flanks chestnut, each feather marked near the tip with two small oval spots of white ; bill orange reil ; 
feet light yellowish flesh colour. 
Female. Transverse lines on the face, upper tail-coverts, and feet, as in the male ; upper surface, 
ear-coverts, wings, tail, and flanks greyish brown ; throat and chest grey slightly tinged with brown ; 
abdomen yellowish brown. 
Amadina castanofis, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836. 
Habitat. Australia : locality, interior of New South Wales. 
AMADINA RUFICAUDA, Gould. 
Male.— Fig. 2. 
Mas. Am.frontegenisque coccineis, his albo striatis ; corpore snperne olivaceo-f nsco ; tectricibus caudce 
cauddquefusco-coccineis, illis gnttis pcdlido-rubris ornatis ; guld corporeqiie inferue olivaceis, griseis, 
albo transversim notatis ; abdomine intermedio crissoque Jiai'ide albis ; rostro coccineo ; pedibus 
pallide brunneis. ' 
FcEM. Corpore toto cinereo fusco ; abdomine intermedio cdbo ; caudd rufescente-brunned. 
Long. tot. 4;^ unc. ; alee, 9.^ ; caudce, 1| ; tarsi, |-. 
Male. Face and cheeks scarlet, the latter covered with narrow feathers, which are finely spotted 
with white at the tip ; upper surface and wings olive brown ; upper tail-coverts and tail deep crimson 
brown, the former having a large spot of pinkish white near the tip of each feather ; throat, chest, and 
flanks delicate olive grey, each feather having a large oval -white spot transversely disposed near the 
tip ; centre of the abdomen and under tail-coverts dirty yellowish white ; bill scarlet ; legs fleshy brown. 
Female. All the upper surface, cheeks, chest, and flanks uniform greyish brown ; centre of the 
abdomen white ; tail-feathers dark brown, the shafts of the centre feathers being strongly tinged with 
dark crimson broAvn ; bill and legs brown. 
Amadina ruficauda, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836. 
Habitat. Australia: locality, New Holland. 
AMADINA MODESTA, Gould. 
Male.— Fig. 3. 
Mas. Am.fr ante sanguinolentd ; corpore super iore fusco; cdis cdbo-guttatis ; uropygio crissoque alter nati in 
striatis lineis albis atque fnscis ; rectricibus nigris, duabus lateralibus externis ad apicem albo 
notatis; guld nigrd; corporis inferiore parte cinereo-albido lineis transversis fuscis striato ; abdomine 
intermedio crissoque albis ; rostro nigro ; pedibus nigrescentibus. 
Long. tot. 41 unc. ; alee, 1\ ; caudce, 2 ; tarsi, |. 
Male. Fore part of the head deep crimson red ; nape of the neck, mantle, and back brown ; wings 
brown; tertials (which are very long in this species), together with the greater and lesser quill-feathei's, 
having a spot of white at the tip ; rump and upper tail-coverts alternately barred with lines of greyish 
white and brown ; tail-feathers black, the two outer ones on each side tipped with white, transversely 
barred with lines of brown, which are strongest on the flanks; middle of the abdomen and under tail- 
coverts white ; bill black ; feet blackish brown. 
Amadina modesta, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836. 
Habitat. Australia: locality, New Holland. 
