( 3r,n ) 



Differs conspifnously fnun tlic typiral lorin in tho Cdloriitioii of tlie liead, 

 which is pale turquoise lihie, whereas the tvjie has the head iiurjilisli hhie. 

 T3-pe : West Anstnilia (Day Dawn), No. 5240. 

 Eange: West Australia. 



053. Malurus elegans. 



.^f(llll)■llx ilegcinx Gould, Binls .liislr. ami Ailj. hi. pt. i. |il. ii. 18;i7 : West Australia. 



l{ecl-wini;ed Wren. 

 Mathews, J/ain/U.xf No. OUl. 

 Range : West Australia. 



054. Malurus lamberti lamberti. 



Mohinis hiinherli Vigors and Horsfield, Tram. Linn. Soc. {Loud.) vol. xv. p. 221. 1820 : New South 

 Wales. 



Variegated Wreu. 



Mathews, Hundlist No. 6n2. 



Range : New South Wales (Coastal), Queensland. 



055. Malurus lamberti assimilis. 



Malurus usstiiiilis North, Vict. Naluralid vol. xviii. p. 2'i. 1901 : Mossgiel District, New South 

 Wales. 



Bine-breasted Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 603. 



Range : New South Wales (Interior), South Australia. 



056. Malurus lamberti mastersi sulisp. n. 



Northern Bine-breasted Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 603 (pars). 



Differs from M. lamberti assimilis iA having the feathers round the eye and 

 the ear-coverts turquoise blue (not cobalt blue), though the head and back agree 

 in coloration with M. I. assimilis. 



Type : Northern Territory (Alexandra), No. 232U. 



Eange : Northern Territory. 



057. Malurus lamberti occidentalis snbsp. n. 

 Western Blue-breasted Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 003 (pars). 



This bird is easily recognisable, as it combines the head coloration of .1/. /. 

 lamberti with the back coloration of M. I. assimilis. 

 Type : Lake Way, West Australia, No. 2318. 

 Range : West Australia. 



058. Malurus lamberti mungi subsj). n. 



Mungi Blue-breasted Wren. 



Differs from M. I. occidentalis in its darker-coloured head and especially the 

 darker coloration of the ear-coverts. The female is more buff on the underside. 

 Type : North-West Australia (Mungi), No. 0U02. 

 Ranse : Interior of North-West Australia. 



