. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . Species 401.—Spotted-sided Finch (J nat. size)Upper fig., male ; lower fig., female. Genus-BATHILDA. 413. ruQcauda : rufus, red ; cauda, tail. Genus—POEPHILA : poa, grass ; pkileo, to love. 414. acuticauda : acutus, sharp ; cauda, tail. 415. clncta : cincius, girdled. 416. personata : persona, mask. 417. leucotis : (eukos, white ; ous, otis, ear. 418. mirabilis : mirabilis, : Oould. a proper : apparently from a proper name. 419. atropygialis : ater, black ; pyga, rump. Genus—NEOCHMIA : ne


. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . Species 401.—Spotted-sided Finch (J nat. size)Upper fig., male ; lower fig., female. Genus-BATHILDA. 413. ruQcauda : rufus, red ; cauda, tail. Genus—POEPHILA : poa, grass ; pkileo, to love. 414. acuticauda : acutus, sharp ; cauda, tail. 415. clncta : cincius, girdled. 416. personata : persona, mask. 417. leucotis : (eukos, white ; ous, otis, ear. 418. mirabilis : mirabilis, : Oould. a proper : apparently from a proper name. 419. atropygialis : ater, black ; pyga, rump. Genus—NEOCHMIA : neoclnnos, strange. ■420. phaeton : same as phaethon, radiant. Family—ALAUDIDiF, : alauda, —MIRAFRA: mirus, wonderful; a/ncus, Africa. 421. horsfleldi : Horsfield, a proper name. 422. secunda : secundus, Species 437.—Tawny Froomocth (^ nat. size).Twilight position. Subdivision [II.—PASSERES ABNOBMALES : passer, sparrow; ubnormulis, abnormal. Family—ATRICHIID^ : atrichos, without hair {a, not; thrix, trichos, hair). Genus—ATRICHIA : atrichos. poetical for atlirir, without hair (a, not: tfirix,trichos, hair). 423. clamosa : clamosiis, rufesc6ns : rufescens, reddish. Family—MENURID^Ii; : rrtene, moon ; oura, tail (Cent. Diet.)Genus—MENURA : mens, moon ; oura, tail (Cent. Diet.) 424. superba : superbus, magnificent. 425. victoriae : Victoria, a proper name. 426. alberti: Albert, a proper name. 53 brown ; under tail coverts ashy ; back ashy-brown. Female has aless singular tail. Hab. : 4 () 425. M. victoriae, Gld., Victoria Lyre-bird. Outer tail feather white below, bars being chestnut; under tailcoverts ashy ; back ashy-brown. Female has a less singular : 4 (Vic.) 426. m. alberti, Gld., Albert Lyre-bird. Outer tail feather not barred ; under tail co


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