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washed with blue ; throat buff ; under surface of the body and wmgs ferruginous orange ; on each side of the chest 
a patcli of bluish black ; lores and a small patch behind the ears buff ; crown of the head indistinctly barred with 
black; irides and bill black ; feet orange. Total length 6i inches ; bill, 2 ; wing, 3i; tail, if; tarsi, i. 
Inhabits Van Diemen's Land. 
More robust than Alcyone azurea, or A. pulclira, and differing from both in the blue of the upper surface 
being tinged with green. 
66. Alcyone pulchra, Gould. 
Alcyone pulchra, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part XIV. p. 19. 
All the upper surface shining purplish blue ; wings brownish black ; lores, tuft behind the ear, and throat 
buff; under surface deep feri'uginous orange; sides of the chest fine purplish blue, passing into a rich vinous tint 
on the flanks ; irides and bill black ; feet orange. Total length 6 inches ; bill, 2; Aving, 2|^; tail, \\ ; tarsi \. 
Inhabits the north coast of Australia. 
This is the finest coloured species of the Australian Alcyones, and is distinguished by the beautiful vinous 
colouring of the flanks. . 
67. Alcyone pusilla . . . Vol. II. PI. 26. 
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Family ? 
Genus Artamus, Vie'ill. 
The members of this singular genus are distributed over New Guinea, Ceram, the Indian Islands and the 
continent of India, but are more numerous in Australia than elsewhere, its fauna comprising no less than seven 
well-defined species. 
68. Artamus sordidus Vol. II. PL 27. 
69. Artamus minor, Vieill. Vol. II. PI. 28. 
Mr. Gilbert found this species breeding in the interior of the country during Dr. Leichardt's overland journey 
to Port Essington. 
70. Artamus cinereus, Vieill. ............ Vol. II. PI. 29. 
71. Artamus albiventris, Gould Vol. II. PI. 30. 
72. Artamus personatus, Gould ............ Vol. II. PI. 31. 
73. Artamus superciliosus, Gould Vol. II. PI. 32. 
74. Artamus leucopygialis, Gould , . . . Vol. II. PI. 33. 
Family ? 
Genus Dictum, Cm. 
The continent of India, the Indian Islands and New Guinea are the countries in which the members of this 
genus abound ; as yet only a single species has been found in Australia. 
75. Dicseum hirundinaceum ............. Vol. II. PI. 34. 
Family PIPRIDiE, Vig. 
Genus Pardalotus, Vieill. 
This form is peculiar to Australia, in every portion of which great country, including Van Diemen's Land, one 
or other of the species I have figured are to be found ; some of them associated in the same district, and even 
inhabiting the same trees, while in other parts only a single species exists ; for instance, the P. punctatus, 
