. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . surface of body fulvous, having astreaked appearance. Total length, 10 5 in.; bill, 11 in. ; wing, 5 6 in. ; tail, o 7 in. ;tarsus, 18 : 2. —SERICULUS.—Bill at nostrils as high as it is broad. 173. S. IlieliUUS, Lath., Regent-bird. Adult Male.—Head, neck, and upper mantle of a velvety textureand brilliant orange-yellow, rest of mantle and entire back black ;under surface of body black. Adult Female.—General colour above brown, mottled with whitecentres to feathers, edged with black ; hinder crown and occipu
. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . surface of body fulvous, having astreaked appearance. Total length, 10 5 in.; bill, 11 in. ; wing, 5 6 in. ; tail, o 7 in. ;tarsus, 18 : 2. —SERICULUS.—Bill at nostrils as high as it is broad. 173. S. IlieliUUS, Lath., Regent-bird. Adult Male.—Head, neck, and upper mantle of a velvety textureand brilliant orange-yellow, rest of mantle and entire back black ;under surface of body black. Adult Female.—General colour above brown, mottled with whitecentres to feathers, edged with black ; hinder crown and occiput Gems—SCENOPCEUS : skene, hut: poieo, to make. 172. dentirostris : dens, deiitis, tooth; rostrum, bill. Genu-—SERICULUS : sericum, silk. 173. melinus : me/.inus, pertaining to honey {mel, honey). Sub-family—TIMELIIN^-E (Proper) : Timelia, from an East Iidian name(Cent. Diet.) Group—BEADYPTERI: bradus, slow, pteron, wing. Genus—STIPITURUS : stipes, trnnk; oura, tail. 174. malachurus : mnlakos, soft; oura, tail. 175. ruficeps : rufus, red ; caput, Species 174.—Emu Wken (^ nat. size) Genus—SPHENURA : sp/jew, wedge; oura, tail. 176. brachyptera : firocAws, short; pteron, wmg. 177. longirostris : longus, long ; rostrum, bill. 178. broadbenti : Broadbent, a proper name. Genu3—DIAPHORILLAS (AMYTIS) ; diaphoras, different; illas=turdus. 179. textilis : textUis, woven. 180. striata : strmtus, striped. 181. macrura : tnakros, long; oura, tail. 182. goyderi : Goyder, a proper name. Genus—MEGALORUS : megas, megalos, large; oura, t^il. 183. gramineus : gramineus, grassy. 184. galactotes : gala, galaktos, milk (should read galactodes ). 185. rubricata Genus-ruber, red. -ORIGMA. Group— : m^ws, rose ; eolo, to inhabit. Genus—CISTICOLA : cistus, rose ; eolo, to inhabit. 186. exilis : exilis, slender. Genus—CHTHONICOLA : chtlwn. ground; cofo, to inhabit. 187. sagittata : sngitta, arrow.
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