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1 66. Eopsaltria leucogaster, Gould .... Vol. III. PI. 13. 
Muscicapa gularis , Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de 1’ Astrolabe, pi. 4, fig. 1. 
Subfamily MENUHINS. 
Genus Menura. 
It might have been expected that the various explorations which 
have of late years been made into the previously unknown regions 
of Australia would have led to the discovery of some additional 
species of this genus, or of some new form more nearly allied to it 
than those with which it is associated, but nothing of the kind has 
occurred. 
167. Menura superba, Dav Vol. III. PI. 14. 
This remarkable bird is not only confined to Australia, but ex- 
clusively to the south-eastern part of the country. I regret to say 
that I have not been able to gain any further information respecting 
its nidification, although I have urged many persons in Australia to 
pay particular attention to the subject. 
Genus Psophodes. 
Among the many novelties comprised in the present work is a 
second species of this form, of which only one was previously 
known. 
168. Psophodes crepitans Vol. III. PI. 15. 
Corvus auritus , Lath. 
Inhabits the south-eastern parts of Australia. 
169. Psophodes nigrogularis, Gould .... Vol. III. PI. 16. 
This new species is a native of the western coast. 
Genus Sphenostoma. 
Generic characters. 
Bill very short, compressed laterally, wedge-shaped, upper man- 
dible without a notch at the tip, two or three fine hairs at the base ; 
tomia straight ; nostrils basal, round, open ; wings very short and 
round, the fourth, fifth and sixth primaries nearly equal and the 
longest ; tail long and graduated ; tarsi moderately long and strong, 
shielded before with several plates, entire behind ; toes short, hind- 
toe strong, lateral toes unequal, the inner one the shortest. 
The only known species of this genus frequents the sterile parts 
of the interior of Australia generally, particularly those portions of 
the country clothed with low shrubs and bushes. 
170. Sphenostoma cristata, Gould Vol. III. PI. 17. 
Genus Malurus. 
The members of this genus are among the most beautiful of the 
Australian birds, in no group, in fact, with the exception of the 
