Part 1

THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA.

JOHN GOULD, F.R.S.,

F.L.S., F.Z.S., M.E.S., F.ETHN.S., F.R.GEOG.S., M. RAY S., HON. MEMB. OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF TURIN, OF THE ROY. ZOOL. SOC. OF IRELAND, OF THE PENZANCE NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE WORCESTER NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE NAT. HIST. SOC., OF THE NAT. HIST. SOC. OF DARMSTADT AND OF THE TASMANIAN SOCIETY OF VAN DIEMEN’S LAND, ETC.

IN SEVEN VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY RICHARD AND JOHN E. TAYLOR, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.

PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR, 20, BROAD STREET, GOLDEN SQUARE.

1848.

LIST OF PLATES. VOLUME II.

Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ Owlet Nightjar 1

—— leucogaster, Gould White-bellied Owlet Nightjar 2

Podargus humeralis, Vig. & Horsf. Tawny-shouldered Podargus 3

—— Cuvieri, Vig. & Horsf. Cuvier’s Podargus 4

—— Phalænoïdes, Gould Moth-plumaged Podargus 5

—— plumiferus, Gould Plumed Podargus 6

Eurostopodus albogularis White-throated Goat-sucker 7

—— guttatus Spotted Goat-sucker 8

Caprimulgus macrurus, Horsf. Large-tailed Goat-sucker 9

Acanthylis caudacuta Australian Spine-tailed Swallow 10

Cypselus Australis, Gould Australian Swift 11

Atticora leucosternon, Gould White-breasted Swallow 12

Hirundo neoxena, Gould Welcome Swallow 13

Collocalia arborea Tree Martin 14

—— Ariel, Gould Fairy Martin 15

Merops ornatus, Lath. Australian Bee-eater 16

Eurystomus Australis, Swains. Australian Roller 17

Dacelo gigantea Great Brown Kingfisher 18