Each of the sections I have indicated present some difference in their nidification and in the colouring of their
eggs, which tends to confirm the propriety of the view I have taken of the subject.
156. Petroica multicolor . . . , .
157. Petroica erythrogastra' . . . . . . . .
158. Petroica Goodenovii . . . . . . . .
159. Petroica phcenicea, Gould . . . . . . .
Muscicapa erythrogaster, var. Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. vi. p. 217.
160. Petroica bicolor, Swains. . . . . . . .
161. Petroica fusca, Gould . . . . . . . .
Muscicapa vittata, Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de 1’Astrolabe, pi. 3, fig. 2 ?
162. Petroica superciliosa, Gould . . . . . . .
Genus D r y m o d e s , Gould.
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Vol. III. PI. 9.
Generic characters.
Bill straight, rather compressed on the sides near the tip, nearly as long as the head; a slight notch at the tip ;
beset at the base with a few fine bristles • wings moderately long, rounded, the first quill very short, the fifth the
longest; tail rather long, slightly rounded; tarsi long, slender, entire before; toes moderately long, the outer toe
rather longer than the inner; the hind-toe and nail shorter than the middle toe and nail.
The only species of this genus yet discovered ranges over the whole of the country from Southern to Western
Australia. Its form is adapted for the ground, but it occasionally resorts to low shrubby trees.
163. Drymodes brunneopygia, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. III. PI. 10.
Genus E o p s a l t r i a , Swains.
Three species of this genus are all that are yet known; two of these are natives of Western Australia, and the
third of New South Wales.
■ 164. Eopsaltria A u s t r a l i s ................................................................... ......... ... Vol. III. PI. 1 1 .
Sylvia jlaviyastra, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. vii. p. 137 ?
165. Eopsaltria griseogularis, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. HI. PL 12.
Muscicapa Georgiana, Quoy. et Gaim. Voy. de 1’Astrolabe, pi. 3, fig. 4 ?
166. Eopsaltria leucogaster, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. III. PI. 13.
Muscicapa gularis, Quoy et Gaim. Voy. de 1’Astrolabe, pi. 4, fig. 1 ?
Subfamily MENURINÆ, G. R . Gray.
Genus M e n u r a , Dan.
I t might have been expected that the various explorations which have of late years been made into the
previously unknown regions of Australia would have led to the discovery of some additional species of this genus,
or of some new form more nearly allied to it than those with which it is associated, but nothing of the kind has
occurred.
167. Menura superba, Dav Vol. III. PI. 14.
This remarkable bird is not only confined to Australia, but exclusively to the south-eastern part of the
country. I regret to say that I have not been able to gain any further information respecting its nidification,
although I have urged many persons in Australia to pay particular attention to the subject.
Genus P s o p h o d e s , Vig. Horsf.
Among the many novelties comprised in the present work is a second species of this form, of which only one
was previously known.
168. Psophodes crepitans . . . . .
Corvus auritus, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. in. p. 42.
Inhabits the south-eastern parts of Australia.
169. Psophodes nigrogularis, Gould . .
This new species is a native of the western coast.
Vol. III. PI. 15.
Vol. III. PI. 16.
Genus S p h e n o s t o m a , Gould.
Generic characters.
Bill very short, compressed laterally, wedge-shaped, upper mandible without a notch at the tip, two or three
fine hairs at the base; tomia straight; nostrils basal, round, open; wings very short and round, the fourth, fifth
and sixth primaries nearly equal and the longest; tail long and graduated; tarsi moderately long and strong,
shielded before with several plates, entire behind ; toes short, hind-toe strong, lateral toes unequal, the inner one
the shortest.
The only known species of this genus frequents the sterile parts of the interior of Australia generally,
particularly those portions of the country clothed with low shrubs and bushes.
170. Sphenostoma cristata, Gould . Vol. III. PI. 17.
Genus M a l u r u s , Vieill.
The members of this genus are among the most beautiful of the Australian birds ; in no group, in fact, with
the exception of the Trochilida or Humming-birds, is thé splendour of their plumage excelled; Their gay attire is,
however, only assumed during the pairing season, and is retained for a very short ‘period, after which the sexes are
alike in colouring.
The genus is strictly an Australian one, and with one or two exceptions, all the species are confined to the
southern parts of the continent and Van Diemen’s Land.
171. Malurus cyaneus . . . . . . . Vol. III. PL 18.
172. Malurus longicaudus, G o u ld ........................................................ Vol. III. PI. 19.
173. Malurus melanotus, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. III. PI. 20.
174. Malurus splendens.........................................................................................................................Vol. III. Pl. 21.
175. Malurus elegans, Gould . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. III. Pl. 22.
176. Malurus pulcherrimus, Gould Vol. III. Pl. 23.
177. Malurus Lamberti, Vig. fy Horsf. . . . . . . . . . . . Vol. III. Pl. 24.
178. Malurus leucopterus, Quoy M Gaim. . . . . . . . . . . Vol. I II . Pl. 25.
179. Malurus mdanocephalus, Vig. % H o r s f.......................................................................................Vol. III. Pl. 26.
180. Malurus Brownii, Vig. fy H o r s f . ..............................................................................................Vol. III. Pl. 27.
Genus A m y t i s , Less.
A form nearly allied to Malurus, strictly Australian, and of which three- species are known, inhabiting the
southern half of the-country and not occurring in Van Diemen’s Land.