Among the many novelties comprised in the present work is a second species of this form, of which only one was previously known.
| 168. Psophodes crepitans | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 15. |
- Corvus auritus, Lath. Gen. Hist. vol. iii. p. 42.
Inhabits the south-eastern parts of Australia.
| 169. Psophodes nigrogularis, Gould | [Vol. II. ] Pl. 16. |
This new species is a native of the western coast.
Genus Sphenostoma, Gould.
Generic characters.
Bill very short, compressed laterally, wedge-shaped, upper mandible without a notch at the tip, two or three fine hairs at the base; tomia straight; nostrils basal, round, open; wings very short and round, the fourth, fifth and sixth primaries nearly equal and the longest; tail long and graduated; tarsi moderately long and strong, shielded before with several plates, entire behind; toes short, hind-toe strong, lateral toes unequal, the inner one the shortest.
The only known species of this genus frequents the sterile parts of the interior of Australia generally, particularly those portions of the country clothed with low shrubs and bushes.