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947. Malurus melanotus germaini snbsp. n. 



Allied Turquoise Wren. 



Mathews, HitudliM No. 597 (pars). 



Differs from M. m. cnUainus in its throat being darker pnrple and its head, 

 back, and upper tail-coverts bright peacock blue, not silvery blue, and esjieciall)- 

 in having the abdomen purplish blue : in the type this is greenish blue. 



Type : South Anstralia (Port Germain), No. 2278. 



Range : South Australia. 



Note. — \\'ith the types of both J/, melanotus and M. callaiims in front of me, 

 and having also notes on the type of M. ivhitei^ which I have also handled, and 

 my own series, I am compelled to admit four forms of this species as inhabiting 

 South Australia ; but I am unable to indicate the distribution of the subspecies. 



948. Malurus splendens. 



Saxicola splendens Quoy and Gaimard, Vmj. de I'Axtrol. Zuul. vol. i. p. 197. 1830: King George's 

 Sound, West Australia, 



Synonym : 

 Malurus pectoralis (not Stephens) Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. {Loud.) 1833. p. 106 : West Australia. 



Banded Wren. 



Mathews, IhtndUst No. 598. 

 Range : West Australia. 



949. Malurus cyanotus cyanotus. 



Malurus cyanotus Gould, Hundb. Birds Austr. vol. i. p. 331, 1865 : New South Wales. 



White-winged Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 599 (pars). 

 Range : New South Wales, Victoria. 



950. Malurus cyanotus exsul subsj). n. 



Western White-winged AVren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 599 (pars). 



Differs from M. c. cyanotus in having the blue coloration darker above and 

 below. 



Type : West Australia (Yule River, N.W. Austr.), No. 5247. 

 Range : "West Australia. 



951. Malurus leuconotus leuconotus. 



Malurus kucunulus Gould, I'roc. Zuul. iiur. (Luud.) 1866. p. I'M : Interior of [South] Australia. 



White-backed Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. tiOO (pars). 



Range : South Australia. 



952. Malurus leuconotus perplexus subsp. n. 



Western AVhite-backed Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. OUU (pars). 



