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981. Diaphorillas textilis macrourus. 



AmylU iiiwrourus Gould, Prni\ Zool. Soc. {Lnnd.) 1847. p. 2 : (Broome Hill), Western Australia. 



Synonym : 



Amytis varia Carter, Vict. Naturalist vol. xxv. p. 86. 1908 : Broome Hill, West Australia. 



Large-tailed Grass Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 618. 

 Range : South Westralia. 



982. Diaphorillas textilis modestus. 



Amytis modesta North, Vict. Naturalist, vol. xix. p. 103. 1902 : Meerenie Blu£E, Central Australia. 



Thick-billed Grass Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 617 (pars). 

 Range : Central Australia. 



983. Diaphorillas textilis inexpectatus subsp. n. 



Grass Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 617 (pars). 



Differs from D. t. textilis in having much less brown iu the feathers on the 

 back, fewer striations on the throat, and in having a shorter tail, and from D. t. 

 modesta in being very much lighter coloured. Tail 77 mm., typical birds 96 mm. 



Type : New South Wales, No. 9449. 



Range : New South Wales. 



984. Diaphorillas striatus striatus. 



Dasyornis striatus Gould, Proc. ZonO^Soc. {Loud.) 1839. p. 143 (1840) : Liverpool Plains, New 

 South Wales. 



Striated Grass Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 62U (pars). 



Range : New South Wales. 



985. Diaphorillas striatus howei. 



Diaphnrillas striatus howei Mathews, Bv.ll. Brit. Orn. Cluh, vol. xxvii. p. 100. 1911 : Kow Plains, 

 Victoria. 



Southern Striated Grass Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 620 (pars). 

 Range : Victoria, South Australia. 



986. Diaphorillas striatus oweni. 



Amyliirnis striatus <iweni Mathews, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. xxvii. p. 48. 1911 ; East Muruhison, 

 West Australia. 



Western Striated Grass Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 620 (pars). 

 Range : Mid Westralia. 



