61.  Acanthiza CHRYSORRHAEA.—­Yellow rumped Acanthiza.

This bird is similar to the last in every thing but the colour of the feathers over the rump, which in the present specimen is yellow.  Very common on the plains and open glades of woods.

62.  Xerophila LEUCOPSIS, Gould.—­White-faced Xerophila.

It is singular, as Mr. Gould relates in his work, that this bird should not have been known or procured until he shot it, almost on the steps of Government house in Adelaide.  It was occasionally seen in the interior, but not to the westward of the Barrier Range.  It keeps generally on the ground.  Mr. Gould has distinguished it in consequence its having a front of white.  It is short and compact in form, and like the preceding bird keeps a good deal on the ground.

63.  CALAMANTHUS CAMPESTRIS, Gould.—­Field Reed Lark.

This bird is smaller than the regular lark, and differs from it in many respects:  indeed it more resembles the tit lark than the sky lark, and altogether wants the melodious song of the latter.  It is a very common bird all over such parts of Australia as I have visited; frequenting open ground.

64.  CINCLORAMPHUS CANTILLANS, Gould.  Great singing Lark.

This bird, both in its habits and song, resembles the Bunting of Europe, rising like it from the top of one bush, with a fine full note, and descending with tremulous wing to another.  Its range, as far as I can judge, is right across the continent, since we fell in with it at our most distant northern points.  It is much larger than the above, has a stronger bill, and a dark breast.  This bird is good eating.

65.  CINCLORAMPHUS RUFESCENS.—­Singing Lark.

This is also a good songster.

66.  CORCORX LEUCOPTERUS.—­White-winged Chough.

This bird has a dirty black plumage, excepting a white bar across the wings.  It is generally seen in groups of six or seven, flying from tree to tree, and is widely distributed all over the continent.

67.  Corvus CORONOIDES, Vig.  And HORSF.  White-eyed Crow.

This bird approaches somewhat to the raven.  Its plumage is black and glossy, its neck feathers like a cock’s hackle, and the iris white, the latter peculiarity giving it a singular appearance.  Many of these birds remained with us at the Depot after we had been deserted by most of the other kinds, and served to fatten an old native who had visited the camp, on whose condition they worked a perfect miracle.  I suppose indeed that there never was such an instance of an individual becoming absolutely fat in so short a time, from a state of extreme emaciation, as in that old and singular savage, from eating the crows that were shot for him, and which constituted his chief, I might say, his only food.

68.  POMATORHINUS SUPERCILIOSUS.

A bird that frequented the cypress and pine forests; running along the branches of the trees like rats, and chasing each other from one to the other.  This bird is about the size of a thrush, but is very different in other respects.  It has dark brown plumage, with a rufous breast.