those of the Satin Bower-Bird, formed the rendezvous of many individuals ; for, after secreting myself for a short space of 
time, near one of them, I killed two males which I had previously seen running through the avenue. The natives unhesi- 
tatingly state that the bird makes its nest in the high gum-trees; and Mr. Charles Coxen, of Brisbane, found a nest of the 
Chlamydodera maculata with young birds in it some years ago on Oaky Creek, near the present Joudary, a head station on 
the Darling Downs ; the nest was built in one of the Myrtaceae overhanging a water-hole, near a scrub on which a tower 
was built, and was in form very similar to that of the Common Thrush of Europe, being of a cup shape, constructed of 
dried sticks, with a slight lining of feathers and fine grass. The eggs are still unknown.” 
Having only one poor specimen of the species, I give Mr. Gould’s description of it in full : — 
Male. — “ 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 gray ; 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 grayish-white ; feathers of the 
flanks marked with faint transverse zigzag lines of light brown.” 
The female lacks the rose-colored patch on the nape, otherwise resembling the male. 
