T H E 
SUPERB WARBLER. 
Generic Character, 
Bill Tubulated (or awl-fhaped); flrait; the man¬ 
dibles nearly equal. 
Nojtrils nearly oval. 
Tongue jagged, or lacerated towards the tip. 
Specific Character. 
BLACK WARBLER^ with the long feathers 
of the wings brown; the belly white; the 
forehead and cheeks blue. 
The beautiful fpecies of Motacilla here figured, is a 
native of that part of New Holland called Van Dieman’s 
Land ; and is one of the new fpccies of birds, which 
have been difcovered during the voyages to thofe parts. 
It varies a little in colour, fome fpecimens having more 
of the blue on the head than others; the belly alfo in 
fome fpecimens is of a more dufky tinge than in others. 
The head is of the deepeft velvet-black, and the fea¬ 
thers on the whole bird have an unufual lhare of foft- 
nefs and elegance. 
