THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. BY 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 —— Leachii, _Vig. & Horsf._ Leach’s Kingfisher 19 —— cervina, _Gould_ Fawn-breasted Kingfisher 20 Halcyon sanctus, _Vig. & Horsf._ Sacred Halcyon 21 —— pyrrhopygia, _Gould_ Red-backed Halcyon 22 —— sordidus, _Gould_ Sordid Halcyon 23 —— MacLeayii, _Jard. & Selb._ MacLeay’s Halcyon 24 Alcyone azurea Azure Kingfisher 25 —— pusilla Little Kingfisher 26 Artamus sordidus Wood Swallow 27