PTILOTIS ORNATUS, Gould. 
Fig. 1. 
Ptil. vertice, alarum marginihus exter7iis, necnon caudce olivaceis ; dorso, uropygioque hrunneis ; guld 
genisqne olivaceo-fuscis ; pectore, corporeque siibtus chierescentibus, singulis plumis notd lata 
brunned im medio ornatis ; crisso pallide badio plumis fusco striatis, penicilld nitide Jlavd utrum- 
que colli latus ornante ; notd loiigitudinali sub oculos olivaced ; primariis rectricibusque cauda 
fuscis, his ad apicem externum albis ; rostro nigrescente ; pedibus brunneis. 
Long. tot. 6-g- unc. ; rostri, ^ ; alee, 3^ ; caudce, 3g^ ; tarsi, |. 
Crown of the head, external edges of the wings, and the tail rich olive ; back and rump brown ; 
throat and cheeks olive-brown ; chest and under surface greyish white, each feather having a broad 
conspicuous mark of dark brown down the centre ; under tail-coverts buff'y white, each feather having 
a central stripe of brown ; on each side of the neck a lengthened tuft of rich yellow feathers, and 
immediately below the eyes a longitudinal obscure mark of rich olive ; primaries and tail-feathers 
brown, the latter very slightly tipped with white ; bill blackish brown ; legs light brown. 
Syn. Ptilotis ornatus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part VI., 1838. 
Habitat. Australia: locality, Swan River. 
PTILOTIS FLAVIGULA, Gould. 
Fig. 2. 
Ptil. capite, nucha, genis, corpore inferiore nigro-griseis, hoc colore apud abdomen crissumque olivaceo 
tincto ; plumis uuricidaribus argenteo-cinereis et post has guttd jlavd; gidd Jlavd; alis, dorso, 
cauddque, flavescenti-olivaceis ; femoribus olivaceis ; rostro pedibusque nigrescentibus. 
Long. tot. 8 unc. ; rostri, 1 ; alee, 4^ ; caudce, ; tarsi, \. 
Crown of the head, back of the neck, cheeks, and under surface blackish grey, which on the ab- 
domen and under tail-coverts is strongly tinged with olive ; ear-coverts silvery grey, immediately 
behind which is a spot of pale yellow ; throat rich yellow ; wings, back, and tail rich yellowish olive ; 
thighs olive ; bill and feet blackish brown. 
Syn. Ptilotis flavigula, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part VL, 1838. 
Remark. The species described in the preceding parts of this work as Meliphaga penicillata, M. leu- 
cotis, M. chrysotis, M. chrysops, M. auricomis and M.fusca, will rank under the above genus, and I 
now beg to substitute this word instead of that of Meliphaga for the new species I have described. 
The genus has been instituted by Mr. Swainson for the birds of this group, distinguished by orna- 
mental marks and tufts of feathers on tlie sides of the face and neck. 
Habitat. Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales. 
