ird is extensive, and it is common to many localities.

37. PETROICA GOODENOVII.--Red-capped Robin.

Similar in shape to the last, and essentially with the same plumage, with
this exception, that the feathers over the nostril in this bird are a
fine deep red, as well as its breast. It is found in South Australia, and
was not uncommon in the interior.

38. PETROICA PHOENICEA, GOULD.--Flame-breasted Robin.

Similar in general appearance, but larger than either of the last; it is
grey where it is black in the others, and is without any frontal mark. It
has, like the others, a breast of red, approaching to a flame colour.
This species is not common in the interior. None of the three described
are songsters, and cannot therefore rival our own sweet bird in that
respect.

39. DRYMODES BRUNNEOPYGIA, GOULD.--Scrub Robin.

This bird is considerably larger than the last described, and is an
inhabitant of scrubs.

40. SPHENOSTOMA CRISTATA, GOULD.--Crested Wedge Bill.

The note of this bird is generally heard when all the other birds are
silent, during the heat of the day. Its range does not extend to the
westward of the Barrier Range, or beyond 32 1/2 degrees of latitude.

41. MALURUS CYANEUS.--Blue Wren.

This beautiful little warbler, so splendidly illustrated in the work of
Mr. Gould, is common in South-Australia. There are six or seven species
of the genus, all equally beautiful.

42. MALURUS MELANOTUS.

This beautiful description of Malurus, common in the brushes of South
Australia, was frequently met with, particularly in scrubby places.

43. MALURUS LEUCOPTERUS.--White-winged.

The habits of this bird are exactly similar to those of a wren. It
delights in being on the top of bushes, whence after singing for a minute
or two it flies into the centre and secretes itself. The rich-coloured
males of this family are generally followed by a number of small brown
birds, their late offspring. This peculiarity has been mentioned fully by
Mr. Gould in his splendid work on Australian birds.

41. EPTHIANURA AURIFRONS, GOULD.--Orange-fronted Epthianura.

The general appearance of this beautiful little bird is very different
from that of Australian birds in general. A few years ago a specimen came
accidentally into my hands, and it was so unlike any bird I had seen that
I doubted its having been shot in Australia, but concluded that it was a
South American specimen. Two or three however were procured by the
Expedition,