Miscellanea. 
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crossed near the extremity with a band of black, and tipped with 
white; throat deep black, with a stripe of white from the angle 
of the lower mandible, just within the black; bill dark horn- 
colour; irides dark brown; feet dark horn-colour. 
Total length, 6| inches; bill, g; wing, 3£; tail, 4|; tarsi, 1|. 
Hab. Western Australia. 
This bird has all the characters of the Psophodes crepitans in 
the short and concave form of its wings and the rounded form of 
the tail, but differs in the absence or very slight development of 
the crest. 
Amadina Gouldije. Am. fronte, loris plumis auricularibus, 
et guld splcndidb nigris; notd ab oculis circum occiput et 
per latera colli tendente , ex eerugine viridi , gradatim cum 
flavido-viridi corporis superiors se commiscente; fascid per 
pectus laid , lucidb lilacino-purpured; corpore inferiorc 
cerino. 
Male. —Forehead, lores, ear-coverts and throat deep velvety- 
black; from behind the eye, round the occiput, and down the 
sides of the neck, a mark of verdigris-green, gradually blending 
into the yellowish green of the upper surface and wings ; across 
the breast a broad band of shining lilac-purple, below which all 
the under surface is shining wax'yellow; bill, flesh-white at the 
base, tipped with blood-red at the point; feet, fleshy. 
Young Female.— Head grey; upper surface light olive; under 
surface pale buff; chin white; primaries and tail brown; irides 
dark brown. 
Total length, 3f inches; bill, §; wing, 2|; tail, 1|; tarsi, g. 
Hab . North-eastern portion of Australia. 
Remarks .—The young of this species killed by Mr. Gilbert 
had the gape on each side ornamented with three excrescences 
about the size of the head of a moderate-sized pin, the upper and 
lower of which were of a bright indigo-blue, and the middle one 
of a very pale yellow, and on the roof of the mouth five small 
spots of purple, forming a crescent across to each angle of the 
gape. 
