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Show 302 MR. J. GOULD ON A NEW MALURUS. [Mai*. 14, Grows to about 8 inches in length, and is very numerous Bowany. Hab. The Bowany River. NOTOPTERUS PALLASII, CUV. & Val. Ambutan wahlah, Tam. The Barber's Wahlah. B.vi. D. 9. P. 17. A. 108. V. 4. C. 13. L. 1. 225. Length of specimens from 4\ to 10 inches. Twenty-eight serrations along the anterior margin of the chest and abdomen. Its native name is derived from the form of the body being similar to the knives which barbers employ for shaving. BELONE CANCILA, Buch. Ham. Coco meen, Tam. " Long-nosed Fish." B.x. D. 2/15. P. 11. A. 2/15. C. 15. Very common in the Bowany River. It is reputed to be very destructive to young fish. MURAENA MACULATA, Buch. Ham. Vellangoo, Tam. Common in the Bowany. Upwards of a dozen and a half were placed in the Ootacamund Lake. 6. Description of a N e w Australian Bird pertaining to the genus Malurus. By J O H N G O U L D , F.R.S. MALURUS CALLAINUS. Turquoisine Malurus. Male in full nuptial dress :- Entire crown of the head, mantle, and upper tail-coverts light turquoise-blue ; ear-coverts similar in colour, but of a conspicuously lighter hue ; throat rich cobalt-blue; entire abdomen and under tail-coverts rich verditer-blue ; the turquoise-coloured feathers of the crown are separated from those of the mantle by a band of jet-black, while the mantle is again separated from the upper tail-coverts by a conspicuous patch of the same colour; a lunate band of deep black also separates the cobalt-blue of the throat from the verditer-blue of the under surface ; tail-feathers dull green, each slightly tipped. with greyish white ; wings brown, each feather tinged with greyish-green on its outer web ; under surface of the shoulder buff; bill and legs brownish black. Total length 4\ inches, bill £, wing f-, tail 2f, tarsi \. Hab. South Australia. Remark.-This very beautiful bird is closely allied to Malurus melanotus and M. splendens ; but on comparison the distinctive characters of each become very apparent. |
