CALODERA MACULATA, Gould. 
Fig. 1. 
Cal. capite supra, auricularibus, et guld nitide brunneis, singula plumd cinereo-argentatd cinctd y fascia 
nuchali rosacea; corpore superne cauddque intense brunneis; apicibus plumarum indorso, uropygio 
scapulisque fulvo large guttatis ; remigibus albidis ; rectricibus flavido-albis, ad apicem notatis ; 
corpore subtiis cinereo ; lateribus transversaliter brunneo striatis ; rostra et pedibus fusco-brunneis. 
Long. tot. Hi unc. ; rostri, 1^; alec, 6; caudcB, 4?f ; tarsi, 1^. 
Crown of the head, ear-coverts, and throat rich brown, each feather being surrounded by a narrow 
line of black ; feathers on the crown small and tipped with silvery grey ; a beautiful band of elongated 
feathers of a light rose pink crosses the back of the neck, forming a broad fan-like occipital crest ; all 
the upper surface, wings, and tail of a deep brown ; every feather of the back, rump, scapularies, and 
secondaries tipped with a large round spot of rich buff ; primaries slightly tipped with white ; all the 
tail-feathers terminated with buffy white ; under surface greyish white, feathers of the flanks marked 
with faint transverse zigzag lines of light brown. 
Remark. Differs from Calodera nuchalis in being much smaller in size, and in the strong ma- 
culated markings which cover the whole of the upper surface. 
Calodera maculata, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part IV., 1836 ; with Gen. Char. 
Habitat. Australia : locality, New Holland. 
CALODERA NUCHALIS. 
Fig. 2. 
Cal. brunneo-griseus, subtiis pallidior ; capite et corpore supra cinerascenti-brunneis, illius plumis lus- 
trantibus; tectricibus alarum, scapidaribus, remigibus rectricibusque alhido marginatis; fascia nu- 
chali splendide purpurascenti-rosed plumulis sericeis circumdatd ; corpore subtiis flavescenti-griseo, 
lateribus brunneo lavatis ; rostro pedibusque nigrescenti-brunneis. 
Long. tot. 15 unc; rostri, 1| ; aim, 8| ; caudce, 7^ ; tarsi, 
Male. Head and all the upper surface greyish brown, the feathers of the former with a shining 
or satiny lustre ; the feathers of the back, wing-coverts, scapulars, quills, and tail tipped with greyish 
white ; on the nape of the neck a beautiful rose pink fascia, consisting of narrow feathers, and sur- 
rounded by a ruff of satin-like plumes, the tips distinct, rounded, and turning inwards ; under surface 
yellowish grey, the flanks tinged with brown ; bill and legs brownish black. 
Female, or Young. Somewhat smaller in size, more deeply tinged with brown, and wanting the 
nuchal fascia and ruff of satiny feathers. 
Syn. Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis, Jard. and Selb. 111. Orn., vol. ii. pi. cm. ^ 
Remark. In the Collection of the Linnean Society of London. 
Habitat. Australia. 
