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.