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Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]

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Mimetes, from Greek, imitator; [assuming the appearance of a different group.]) Rostrum forte, subarcuatum, subcultratum, mandibulis utrisque apice emarginatis; naribus basalibus, lateralibus, subovalibus, membrano partim tectis.
Lingua ad sugendum idonea ?
Alae mediocres, rotundatae; remige 1ma brevissima; 2da et 6ta aequalibus; 3tia et 4ta fere aequalibus; longissimis; 5ta his paulo breviori: remigum 3tiae ad 6tam inclusam pogoniis externis in medio gradatim productis.
Pedes subbreves; acrotarsiis scutellatis, scutis quinque; paratarsiis integris.
Cauda mediocris, fere aequalis.
6.VIRIDIS.

M.olivaceo-viridis, subtus albidus nigro guttatim striatus; alis caudaque nigro-fuscis, illis albido-marginatis, hac apice albo.
Gracula viridis.Lath.Ind.Orn.supp.

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Caput dorsumque olivaceo-viridia, plumis in medio longitudinaliter fusco-lineatis.

Tectrices superiores nigro-fuscae, ad apicem albido-marginatae; inferiores albido nigroque variegatae.

Remiges supra fuscae, ad marginem externum apicemque leviter albido-notatae; subtus pallide fuscae.


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