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water, and almost anything- in the shape of fruit. It is a great 
mimic, and imitates many of our native birds with much preci¬ 
sion, accompanied by the most varied and pleasing actions. 
75. Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus, Kuhl. H. B. A. i. 
p. 442. 
76. Sericulus melinus (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 456. 
Several specimens were sent during the year 1865, but none 
previously. 
77. Mimeta viridis (Latham). H. B. A. i. p. 462. 
Quite similar to specimens from New South Wales. 
78. Mimeta affinis, Gould. H. B. A. i. p. 465. . 
79. Sphecotheres maxillaris (Latham). H. B. A. i.p.466. 
80. Acanthogenys rufigularis, Gould. H. B. A. i. p. 534. 
A single specimen is all I have seen of this species from Port 
Denison. 
81. Anthoch^era carunculata (Latham). H.B.A.i.p.538. 
82. Myzomela sanguinolenta (Latham). H.B.A.i.p.555. 
83. Zosterops, sp. ? 
84. Cu gulps optatus, Gould ? II. B. A. i. p. 614. 
In the course of 1865 several specimens were sent, and among 
them one very beautiful and showy bird, which eventually may 
turn out to be a new species, but which at present, knowing the 
great dissimilarity which exists between the young and the adults 
of this genus in Australia, I have put down as the young C. op¬ 
tatus. This interesting specimen is so elaborately marked that 
it would take too long to describe it at present. I may mention, 
however, that the whole of the upper surface is chestnut-brown, 
barred with wavy lines of blackish-brown. Throat and chest 
white, closely barred with broad waves of dark brown; under¬ 
sides of the wings white, barred with narrow lines of brown; 
breast, abdomen, and flanks the same as in the adult of C. op¬ 
tatus ; under tail-coverts barred with five distinct lines of brown; 
feathers of tail chestnut above, barred with blackish-brown ; 
below brown, through which the chestnut and blackish-brown 
