Birds of Tasmania. 
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which I believe I formerly received from Swan 
Port; but, as I am not certain, I shall not insert it. 
12. Athene Boohook . The Boobook owl. I have a 
specimen from Port Arthur. 
13. Athene maculata . The little spotted owl. 
INSESSORES. 
Dentirostres. 
M. Colluricincla Selhii . Whistling Dick. This is the 
C. strigata of Swainson. 
15. Ocypterus albo-vittatus. The swallow shrike, or 
native swallow. 
16. Graucalas parvirostris. The summer bird. 
17. Oreocincla macrorhyncha. The mountain thrush. 
18. Cinclosoma punctatum . The spotted thrush, or 
ground dove. 
19. Myzantha garrula . The miner. 
20. Petroica multicolor . The black-throated robin, or 
ground chat. 
21. *- phcenicea * The red-throated robin. 
22. - rhodinogaster. The pink-breasted robin. 
23. - fusca . The dusky robin. The eggs of this 
species differ remarkably from those of the other 
three. 
24. Malurus cyaneus. The superb warbler. The species 
first described under this name came from Tas¬ 
mania; therefore, if it differs in the length of its 
tail from the common species of New South Wales, 
a new specific name should be given to that, not 
to this. 
25. -- emitis. The emu wren. This has been 
formed into a genus, but I forget its name. It was 
first figured in the Linn. Trans., vol. iv. p. 240. 
26. Acanthiza Diemenensis . The brown tail. 
27. - chrysorrlicea . The yellow tail, 
