the wings délicate grey ; primaries and the inner webs of the secondaires deep brownish black, the former narrowly
and the latter broadly margined with greyish white ; tail grey at the base, passing into deep brownish black
¡and largely tipped with white, the grey colour predominating on the two centre feathers, which are destitute of
the white tips ; chest grey, into which the black of the throat gradually passes ; lower part of the abdomen, under
surface of the wing and under tail-coverts white ; flanks and thighs grey ; bill and feet brownish black.
Total length, 12 inches ; bill, 1-J- ; wing, ; tail, 6 ; tarsi, 1.
Inhabits Van Diemen’s Land.
101. Graucalus mentalis, Vig. fy H o r s f . ..................................................................................................... Vol. II. PI. 56.
102. Graucalus hypoleucus, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PI. 57-.
.103. 'Graucalus Swainsonii, Gould . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PI. 58.
Genus P t e r o p o d o c y s , Gould.
Generic characters.
Bill small, shorter than the head, nearly cylindrical • tomia curved and pointing downwards; a well-defined
notch at the extremity of the upper mandible; nostrils basal, round, and covered with the short feathers of
the forehead; wings long and pointed, the fourth feather the longest; tail lengthened, the four middle and the
lateral feather on each side shorter than the rest; tarsi long, stout; toes rather short, the inner toe longer than
the outer one, hind-toe large and lengthened, the toe and nail nearly equalling in length the'middle toe and nail.
The general structure of the only known species of this form resembles that of Graucalus and of Campephaga,
but the bill is so small as to be quite out of proportion with the body; its lengthened wings and tarsi adapt it
both for flight and for moving rapidly over the surface of the ground.
104. Pteropodocys Phasianellus, Gould ............................................................... y 0 j j j p j 5 9 .
Inhabits the whole of the interior of Southern Australia from east to west; the extent of its range northward
has not been ascertained. I t has many habits in common with the Graucali; but while those b irds' aré .destined
for the trees the present bird is adapted for the ground, where it procures and feeds upon insects of various
genera, particularly locusts and grasshoppers. ‘I t frequents the open plains in small companies of from three
to six or eight in number, and is very animated in its actions, but at the same time most cautious and shy.
Genus C a m p e p h a g a , Vieill.
The members of this genus are spread over India and the Indian Islands, and the fauna of Australia comprises
four species; they are allied to the Graucali, but are much smaller in size, and more active among the branches.
The sexes are generally very dissimilar in colour and markings, while in Graucalus they are alike. The nidifi-
cation and the form of the nests of the two genera are very similar.
105. Campephaga Jardinii, G o u l d ................................................ . . . . . . Vol. II. PI 60
106. Campephaga Kara . j j p p 61
107. Campephaga leucomela, Vig. fy H o r s f . ................................................................................................Vol. II PI 62
108. Campephaga humeralis, Gould . . . . ... . . . . . y 0 j j j p j
Genus P a c h y c e p h a l a , Swains.
The Pachycephala gullaralis may he regarded as the type of this group of birds, which is peculiarly Australian,
and comprises many species, universally distributed over the country. Their habits differ from those of most other
insectivorous birds, particularly in their quiet mode of hopping about and traversing, the branches of the trees in
search of insects and their l a m : euterpfflacs constitute a great portion Of their food; but coleóptera and other
insects are; not rejected. The more gaily-attired species, such as P. guUumlis, P. glaucma, P. melamrra and
P. pectoralis, resort to the flowering Acacia, .Eucalypti and other stately trees, while the more dull-coloured ones
frequent, the ground ¡ . they all! build a . neat, round, cup-shaped nest, and the eggs are generally four in number
Their powers of flight are not great: some of the species enjoy a wide range of habitat, while others are extremely
local.... The song of some is loud and rather pleasing, while others merely emit a whistling note, slowly but
frequently repeated.
109. Pachycephala gutturalis . Vol. II.-PI. 64.
110. Pachycephala glaucura, Gould . . . . . ■ ■ Vol. II. PI. 65.
111. Pachycephala melanura, Gould . . . . .. • • • •, Vol. II. PI. 66.
112. Pachycephala pectoralis .. .. . . . . . .. . • •. • Vol. II. PI. 67.
Sylvia rufiventris, .Lath. Ind, Orn. Sbpp-j p. liv.
Rufous-vented Warbler, Lath. Gen. Syn. Supp., vol. ii. p. 248.—Shaw, Gen. Zool., vol. x. p. 696.
Turdus prasinus, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. v. p. 121 ?
1,13. Pachycephala falcata, Gould '. . • • •. Vol. II. PI. 68.
114. Pachycephala Lanoides, Gould . . ■ • ■ ■ ■ Vol. II. PI. 69.
115. Pachycephala rufogularis, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PI. 70.
116. Pachycephala Gilbertii, Gould . . . ■ • • • • Vol. II. PL 71.
Pachycephalainornata, Gould'in Proc. of Zool. Soc:, Part VIII. p. 164. Young?
ijl7. Pachycephala simplex, Gould .- ... • ■ • • - • •. Vol. II. PI. 72.
118. Pachycephala olivacea, Vig. fy Horsf. . . ... .. . . . . . .. Vol. II. PL 73.
The two birds described by me in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Part V. p. 164, as P. xantho-
procta and P. longirostris, are both immature birds, and are, I believe, from Norfolk Island.
Genus C o l l u r i c i n c l a , Vig . 8 f Horsf.
Like the last group, the present is strictly confined to Australia, every one of the colonies of which country,
from north to south and from east to west, is inhabited by a species peculiarly and restrictedly its own. They
have many characters in common with the Pachycephala, which they also resemble in their actions, food, economy
and nidification. They are neither Shrikes nor Thrushes, hut are most nearly allied to the former; they are
in sect-feed ers to a very great extent, hut occasionally partake of mollusks and berries. Some of them defend
themselves vigorously with both bill and claws when attacked. Their voice is a loud whistle, some parts of which
are not devoid of melody, particularly the loud swelling notes.
The nest is rather slightly built, round and cup-shaped in form, and is mostly placed in the hollow spout of a
tree : the eggs are four in number.
119. Colluricincla harmonica . . . . . . . . Vol. II. PL 74.
Certhia canescens, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. iv. p. 180 ?
Inhabits New South Wales.
120. Colluricincla rufiventris, Gould . . . . . . . . . • • • Vol. II. Pl. 75.
Inhabits Western. Australia.
121. ColluriciRcla. brunnea*,.Gould ............................................................................................................... Vol. II. Pl. 76.
Inhabits Port Essington.
122. Colluricincla Selhii, J a rd ...................................................................................................................Vol. II. Pl. 77.
Inhabits Van Diemen’s Land.
123. Colluricincla parvula, Gould . ............................................................................. Vol. II. Pl. 78.
Inhabits the northern parts of the.country.
124. Colluricincla rafogaster, Gould.
Colluricincla rufogaster, .Gould in Proc. .of Zool. S q c ., Part XIII. p, 80.
I have assigned this name to a bird lately sent to me by Mr. Strange from the brashes of the Clarence in New
South W ales; it may hereafter prove to be identical with the last-mentioned species, C. parvula, the form and