36.  ERYTHRODRYAS RHODINOGASTER.—­Pink-breasted wood Robin.

This pretty little bird is, like our own native Robin, fond of woodlands, and is generally found amongst thick brush, issuing from it to perch on dead branches.  Its breast is a fine bright pink; its plumage is otherwise black and white, and it has a spot of white over the nostrils.  The range of this bird 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, in latitude 29 degrees, longitude 141 1/2 degrees.