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1412. Chlamydera maculata subguttata subsi). n. 



Pale-spotted Bower Bird. 

 Miithews, Handlist No. 8(52 (pars). 



Differs from C m. guttata in its much paler upper and lower coloration, and 

 especially in its grey head. 



Type : AVest Australia (East Mnrchison), No. 388T. 

 Range: Mid Westralia. 



1413. Chlamydera nuchalis nuchalis. 



Ptilonorhynchun iiwhalis .Tardine and Selby, lllnst. Oriiuh. vol. ii. pi. ciii. 1830 : Eastera Australia 

 (North Queensland). 



Synonym : 

 Chlamydodem orientulis Gould, Ann. Hag. Xiit. Hist. ser. v. vol. iv. p. 74. 1879: North Queens- 

 land. 



Great Bower Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 864. 

 Range : North Qaeensland. 



1414. Chlamydera nuchalis oweni subsp. n. 



Western Great Bower Bird. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 863. 



Differs from C. n. nuchalis in its larger size and paler coloration, especially on 

 the head, which is uniform, not speckled with white. 



Type : North-West Australia (Point Torment), No. 8678. 

 Range : North- West Australia, Northern Territory. 



141.'). Chlamydera cerviniventris cerviniventris. 



Chlamijdera cervinicentris Gould, Fi-or. Zuul. Sue. {Lnml.) 1850. p. 201 (1851): Cape York, North 

 Australia. 



Fawn-breasted Bower Bird. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 865. 

 Range : North Queensland. 



Genus SEBICULUS. 



Sericulus Swainson, Zuol. Junrn. vol. i. p. 47(). 1825. 



Type (by monotypy) : .S'. rhri/socephalus (Bensley). 



14 Ui. Sericulus chrysocephalus chrysocephalus. 



Melipluiga chri/noeijilKilii Bensley, in Lewiu's Birda of New Holland pi. iv. 1808 : New South 

 Wales. 



Synonyms : 



Orioltis reijetu Quoy and Gaimard, Vny. Urnnie and Phi/sir. Zvol. p. 105. 1825 : New South Wales. 

 SericiduH miignirostris Gould, Sijnoj}.i. Birds AuKii: pt. iv. app. p 3. 1838 : New South Wales — 

 Tasmania is an error. 



Regent Bird. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 866 (pars). 



Range : New South Wales. 



