The Birds of Australia, Vol. 4 of 7

THE
                          BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA.


                                    BY

                           JOHN GOULD, F.R.S.,

 F.L.S., F.Z.S., M.E.S., F.ETHN.S., F.R.GEOG.S., M. RAYS., HON. MEMB. OF
    THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF TURIN, OF THE ROY. ZOOL. SOC. OF
  IRELAND, OF THE PENZANCE NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE WORCESTER NAT. HIST.
  SOC., OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE NAT. HIST. SOC., OF
   THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF DARMSTADT AND OF THE TASMANIAN SOCIETY OF VAN
                           DIEMEN’S LAND, ETC.


                            IN SEVEN VOLUMES.


                                 VOL. IV.


                                 LONDON:

   PRINTED BY RICHARD AND JOHN E. TAYLOR, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.

        PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 20, BROAD STREET, GOLDEN SQUARE.

                                  1848.




                            LIST OF PLATES.
                               VOLUME IV.


 Pitta strepitans, _Temm._             Noisy Pitta                     1

 —— Vigorsii, _Gould_                  Vigors’ Pitta                   2

 —— Iris, _Gould_                      Rainbow Pitta                   3

 Cinclosoma punctatum, _Vig. & Horsf._ Spotted Ground-Thrush           4

 —— castanotus, _Gould_                Chestnut-backed Ground-Thrush   5

 —— cinnamomeus, _Gould_               Cinnamon-coloured Cinclosoma    6

 Oreocincla lunulata                   Mountain Thrush                 7

 Chlamydera maculata, _Gould_          Spotted Bower-Bird              8

 —— nuchalis                           Great Bower-Bird                9

 Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus, _Kuhl_  Satin Bower-Bird               10

 —— Smithii, _Vig. & Horsf._           Cat Bird                       11

 Sericulus chrysocephalus              Regent Bird                    12

 Oriolus viridis                       New South Wales Oriole         13

 —— flavo-cinctus                      Crescent-marked Oriole         14

 Sphecotheres Australis, _Swains_.     Australian Sphecotheres        15

 Corcorax leucopterus                  White-winged Chough            16

 Struthidea cinerea, _Gould_           Grey Struthidea                17

 Corvus Coronoïdes, _Vig. & Horsf._    White-eyed Crow                18

 Neomorpha Gouldii, _G. R. Gray_       Gould’s Neomorpha              19

 Pomatorhinus temporalis               Temporal Pomatorhinus          20

 —— rubeculus, _Gould_                 Red-breasted Pomatorhinus      21

 —— superciliosus, _Vig. & Horsf._     White-eyebrowed Pomatorhinus   22

 Meliphaga Novæ-Hollandiæ              New Holland Honey-eater        23

 —— longirostris, _Gould_              Long-billed Honey-eater        24

 —— sericea, _Gould_                   White-cheeked Honey-eater      25

 —— mystacalis, _Gould_                Moustached Honey-eater         26

 —— Australasiana                      Tasmanian Honey-eater          27

 Glyciphila fulvifrons                 Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater    28

 —— albifrons, _Gould_                 White-fronted Honey-eater      29

 —— fasciata, _Gould_                  Fasciated Honey-eater          30

 —— ocularis, _Gould_                  Brown Honey-eater              31

 Ptilotis chrysotis                    Yellow-eared Honey-eater       32

 —— sonorus, _Gould_                   Singing Honey-eater            33

 —— versicolor, _Gould_                Varied Honey-eater             34

 —— flavigula, _Gould_                 Yellow-throated Honey-eater    35

 —— leucotis                           White-eared Honey-eater        36

 —— auricomis                          Yellow-tufted Honey-eater      37

 —— cratitius, _Gould_                 Wattle-cheeked Honey-eater     38

 —— ornatus, _Gould_                   Graceful Honey-eater           39

 —— plumulus, _Gould_                  Plumed Honey-eater             40

 —— flavescens, _Gould_                Yellow-tinted Honey-eater      41

 —— flava, _Gould_                     Yellow Honey-eater             42

 —— penicillatus, _Gould_              White-plumed Honey-eater       43

 —— fusca, _Gould_                     Fuscous Honey-eater            44

 —— chrysops                           Yellow-faced Honey-eater       45

 —— unicolor, _Gould_                  Uniform Honey-eater            46

 Plectorhyncha lanceolata, _Gould_     Lanceolate Honey-eater         47

 Zanthomyza Phrygia                    Warty-faced Honey-eater        48

 Melicophila picata, _Gould_           Pied Honey-eater               49

 Entomophila picta, _Gould_            Painted Honey-eater            50

 —— albogularis, _Gould_               White-throated Honey-eater     51

 —— rufogularis, _Gould_               Red-throated Honey-eater       52

 Acanthogenys rufogularis, _Gould_     Spiny-cheeked Hone