HEMIPODIUS MELANOTUS, Gould. 
Hem. capife nigro, plumis apicibus brunneis ; loro. lined supra-oculari, huccisque, pallide Jlavo-brun- 
neis ; pluiiiis buccarum cqjicibus extremis nigris ; jmchd late castaneo-rufd, plumis singulis fascia 
lata nigra centrali linedqxe cervind ad lateru externa ; dorso svperiore uropygio et tectricibus cauda 
superioribns nigris, singulis pluniis brunneo mimde variegatis, nec non macidis obscure fidvis 
caudce tectricibvs externe, et cdarum tectricibus majoribus minoribusque stramineis, harum plumis 
singulis macula nigrd centrcdi ; rectricibus brunneis ; guld albescenti ; collo antice j)ectoreque 
saturate slramineis ; lateribus colli et corporis pallide stramineis, vittd oblongd transversa nigrd 
centrali; ctbdomine tectricibusque inferioribus caudce Jlavo-albidis ; rostro pedibusque fuscis. 
Long. tot. 6-g- unc. ; rostri, ^ ; alee, 3^ ; caudce, ^ ; tarsi, |. 
Crown of the head black, each feather fringed with brown at the tip ; space between the bill and 
the eye, stripe over the eye, and cheeks, light yellowish brown, the feathers of the latter slightly 
tipped with black ; back of the neck rich chestnut red ; scapularies deep chestnut red, with a large 
transverse black mark in the centre of each feather, and a longitudinal stripe of fawn yellow on their 
outer edges ; rump and upper tail-coverts black, each feather freckled with fine markings of brown 
with indistinct spots of buff on the external edges of the upper tail-coverts ; greater and lesser wing- 
coverts buff yellow, each feather having a spot of black in the centre ; primaries brown ; throat 
whitish ; front of the neck and chest deep buff ; sides of the neck and flanks light buff, with an ob- 
long spot of black transversely disposed in the centre of each feather ; centre of the abdomen and 
under tail-coverts buffy white ; bill and feet brown. 
Hemipodius melanotus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 
Remark. On comparing this bird with Hemipodius macidosus I find it less in all its admeasure- 
ments, and although a nearly allied species, it is in my opinion quite distinct : Hem. maculosus 
moreover is a native of India, and not of New South Wales. 
In the Collection of King's College, London. 
Habitat. Australia: locality, Van Diemen's Land. 
