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Type : Day Dawn, West Australia, No. 5221. 

 Range : West AuBtralia. 



1064. Sphenostoma cristatum tanami subsp. u. 



Northern Wedgeliill. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 693 (pars). 



Differs from S. c. cristatum in its smaller size. 



Type : Tanami, Northern Territory, No. 5137. 



Range : Northern Territory. 



Genus ITEOSITTA. 



Neositta Hellmayr, Joiim.fiir Oniiih. 1901. p. 187. 



Type (by monotypy) : N. chrysoptera (Latham). 



106.J. Neositta chrysoptera chrysoptera. 



Sitta cliri/sopttra Latham, Index Omitli. Siipjil. p. xx.vii. 1801 : New South Wales. 

 Orange-winged Tree-runner. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 694 (pars). 

 Range : Queensland, New South AVales. 



1066. Neositta chrysoptera lathami subsp. n. 

 Victorian Tree-runner. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 694 (pars). 



Differs from N. c. chri/soptera in its paler coloration above and below, the 

 nnder-surf'ace being almost white. 

 Type : Victoria, No. 5106. 

 Range : Victoria, South Australia. 



1067. Neositta leucocephala leucocephala. 



Sitlella leucocephala Gould, Synops. Birds Atistr. pt. iv. pi. 68. 1838 : Queensland. 



White-headed Tree-runner. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 695. 

 Range : Queensland. 



1068. Neositta leucocephala albata. 



Sitlella alliala Ramsay, Pioc. Znol. Soc. {Loud.) 1877. p. 351 : Port Denison, Queensland. 



Pied Tree-runner. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 696. 

 Range : Queensland. 



1069. Neositta pileata pileata. 



Sillelln pileata Gould, Synopx. Bint'! Austi: pt. iv. pi. 68. 1838 : Swan River, West Australia. 



Synonym : 

 Sitlella melaiioeephala Gould, Synopr;. Jiinls Auslr. pt. iv. pi. (J8 1838: Swan River, West Australia. 



Black-capped Tree-runner. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 697 (pars). 

 Range : ^Vest Australia. 



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