The sexes are alike in plumage, and the young assume the adult plumage at a very early age.
| 298. Plectorhyncha lanceolata, Gould | Vol. IV. Pl. 47. |
Genus Xanthomyza, Swains.
Of this genus only one species is known.
| 299. Xanthomyza Phrygia | Vol. IV. Pl. 48. |
The habitat of this bird appears to be confined to the south-eastern portion of Australia. It generally frequents the highest branches of the lofty Eucalypti, both of the brushes and of the plains, but is most abundant in the districts near the coast. In its disposition it is bold and extremely pugnacious.
The sexes are alike in plumage, and but little difference is observable between nestling and adult birds.
The nests I saw were round and cup-shaped, and were mostly placed in the fork of a tree.
Genus Melicophila, Gould.
Generic characters.