GOULDIAN FINCH. 
Poephila mirahilis gouldice Ramsay, p. 187 ; id,, Tab. List Austr. Birds, p. 10, 188L 
Poephila mirahilis armitiana Ramsay, ib. 
Poephila gotddics gouldice Mathews, Nov. ZooL, Vol. XVIII., p. 432, 1912 ; id,. List 
Birds Austr., p. 303, 1913. 
Poephila gouldice armiiia7ia Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 432, 1912; id,, List 
Birds Austr., p. 303, 1913. 
Poephila gouldice kempn Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 7, p. 132, Jan. 28th, 
1915 ; Normantou, Queensland. 
Oouldceornis gouldice xoesira Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., pts. 2-3, p. 41, Feb. 21st, 
1923; Napier Broome Bay, North-west Australia. 
Gaiddceomis gouldice gouldicje Mathews, ib, 
Gouldceornis govldi(B mirahilis Mathews, ih, 
Gouldceomis gouldice armitiana Mathews, ib, 
Gaiddceomis goiddice kempi Mathews, ib. 
Distribution. North-west Australia, Norlheru Territory, North Queensland. 
Adult male. Lores, top of the head, cheeks, ear-coverts, cliin, throat and upper neck, 
intense black ; a broad band of verditer-blue across the back of the head, continued 
across the liinder portion of the sidoi of the face and bordering the black throat, 
followed by a broad collar of golden-olive on the back of the neck; mantle, lower 
back, wing-coverts and secondaries bright grass-green ; rump light verditer-blue; 
upper tail-coverts darker than the rump; middle tail-feathers Wack, exceedingly 
lengthened, all tapering to a point; outer tail-feathers greyish-ash and margined 
at the extremity with w'hite ; entire chest and upper breast rich glossy purple; 
belly, sides and flanlcs silky golden-orange ; middle of the abdomen and under 
tail-coveils pure w'hile ; under-sm’face of wings ash-grey, widely margined on the 
inner web with greyish white. Eyes brown, feet and tarsus yellow ; bill, tip and 
cuttmg edge red, remainder greyish-white. Total length 142 mm.; ciilmen 11, 
wing 69, tail 57, tarsus 15. Figured. Collected on Parry’s Creek, North-west 
Australia, on the 29th of December, 1908. 
Adult male. Lores, cheeks and top of the head brilliant scarlet; a broad band of verditer- 
blue bordering the crown, continued down the sides of the neck iind lower throat; 
back of the neck golden-green; mantle, lower back, wing-coverts and secondaries 
bright gi*ass-green; rump bright verditer-blue, becoming darker on the upper 
tail-coverts; tail black, the middle pair greatly lengthened and tapering sliarply 
to a point; outer tail-feathers black, narrowly tipped with white ; entire chest and 
upper breast rich glossy purple; belly, sides and flanks silky golden-yellow; 
middle of the belly and under tail-coverts white ; under-surface of wings ash-grey, 
widely bordered on the inner web with gi'eyish-white. Eyes amber, hill whitish, 
feet dark cream. Total length 132 mm. ; culmen 10, wing 66, tail 55, tarsus 16. 
Figured. Collected at Napier Broome Bav, North-west Australia, on the 25th 
of April, 1910. 
Adult female. Fore-head, lores, cheeks, ear-coverts, chin and throat black ; a narrow band 
of light verdher-blue bordering the crown; back of the neck slightly golden; 
mantle, lower back, wing-coverts and secondaries dull grass-green; rump and 
upper tail-coverts light verditer-blue; middle tail-feathers black and pointed 
at the extremity; outer tail-feathers greyish-ash tipped with white; chest and 
upper breast vinous-pink; belly, sides and flanks silky golden-yeUow; middle 
of the abdomen and under tail-coverts white ; under-surface of wing ash-grey, broadly 
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