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chin, neck, chest and some of the lanceolate feathers dependent 
therefrom white ; some few of the lanceolate feathers on the neck 
and breast have one web white and the other web bluish slaty 
black ; the remainder of these lanceolate feathers are the same 
colour as the body; irides yellow ; bill, legs and feet greenish 
yellow. In young specimens the whole of the under surface is 
white. 
Total length, 17 inches; bill, 34 ; wing, 10 ; tail, 3|; tarsi, 34. 
Hab. Port Essington. 
Colluricincla parvula. Col. corpore superiore, caudd, 
alisqne olivaceo-brunneis; stibtus pallidit cervind; medio 
plumarum gulce et pectoris vittd laid brunned ornato. 
All the upper surface, wings and tail olive-brown ; a faint line 
over the eye and the chin white; all the under surface pale buff", 
the feathers of the throat and breast with a broad stripe of brown 
down the centre; irides dark brownish red ; bill blackish grey; 
tarsi bluish grey. 
Total length, 7 inches; bill, 1 : wing, 4; tail, 34; tarsi, 1. 
Hab. Port Essington. 
This is the smallest species of the genus yet discovered. 
Melithreptus melanocepiialus. Mel. tolo capite, guld, 
et maculd similunari apuck latera pectoris saturate nigris ; 
corpore supernit Jiavo-olivaceo pectore albo. 
The whole of the head and throat, and a similunar mark on 
either side of the chest, deep glossy black; all the upper surface 
yellowish olive, becoming brighter on the rump ; wings and tail 
brownish grey, with lighter margins ; breast white ; remainder of 
the under surface greyish white; bill black; irides reddish 
brown ; feet brown; bare skin over the eye pearly white, slightly 
tinged with green. 
Total length, 54 inches; bill, 9-16tlis; wing, 3 ; tail, 2 5-8ths ; 
tarsi, f. 
Hab. Van Diemen’s Land. 
Hemipodius scintillans. Hem. corpore superne pallidit 
castaneo, singulis plumis fasciis lalis brunneo-nigris or- 
