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Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
the colonists as the “ Apostle-bird ” on account of its habit 
of going about in small companies of about twelve.— 
G.C.S.] 
POMATORHINUS RUBECULUS Gould. 
Pomaforhinus rubeculus Math. p. 71. 
a-h. $ $ . Clifton Downs, 21st Sept.-16th Oct. 
Iris pale yellow; bill black, whitish at the base of the 
culmen and lower mandible ; legs slate-black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 9*5-10*5 inches. 
[The Rufous-breasted Chatterer is gregarious in its habits 
and is very plentiful on the Upper Gascoyne River.—- 
G. C. £.] 
Hylacola cauta Gould. 
Hylacola cauta Math. p. 70. 
a, b. <$ 7 (?). Kurrawang, 3rd & 23rd Sept. 
Male . Iris brownish-buff; bill olivaceous-brown; legs 
pinkish. 
? Female. Iris buff; bill dark brown; legs brown. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 5*25-5*5 inches. 
The Shy Scrub-Marbler appears to be a rare bird and 
difficult to procure : even in Australian museums there seem 
to be very few examples. 
Specimen b, which, though marked as a male, I believe to 
be a female, has the upper parts reddish-brown, whereas in 
the male a they are umber-brown: in a the ground-colour 
of the under parts is pale fulvous instead of white. 
This species was not previously represented in the British 
Museum. 
Drymacedus brunneopygius Gould. 
Drymacedus brunneipygius Math. p. 70. 
a. $ . Dwaladine, 4th March. 
Bill dull black ; legs dark brown. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 8*0 inches. 
[The Scrub-Robin is a very shy bird : it was met with 
among thick undergrowth.— G. C. &.] 
