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 133o. Mirafra javanica woodwardi. 



Minifra woodicardi Milligan, Vict. Naturalhl, vol. xviii. p. L'll. l^iil : OusIdw, West AiisliMlia. 



Onslow Bush Lark. 



Matliews, llamllist No. s"-'4 (jiars). 



Range: West Australia (Onslowj. 



1330. Mirafra javanica milligaui. 



Minifiii luilligititi Mathews, Kmu. vol vii. Suppl. p. 101. I'.lo.s : Uoulnutk liiy I'liiiris. Nurtli-Wust 

 Australia. 



Synonym : 



.1/. horsfieUli palliihis Hall (not Shari)e), F.iini. vol. iii. p. 2.-i_'. r.l04 : Rotljiu-k Ii;iy Plains, Xoitli- 

 West Australia. 



Pale Bnsh Lark. 



Mathews, llaii'llist No. 825. 



Range: North-West Australia. 



1337. Mirafra javanica subrufescens miIs],. m. 



North- Western Bnsh Lark. 



A rufescent form only coinjiaral)le witli M. ). ni/esci'iix, fniii) which il is easily 

 separable by its superior size. 



Type: North-West Australia (Tabba Tabba), No. ol'.U. 

 Range : North-West Australia. 



133fs. Mirafra javanica rufescens. 



Mirafra rufesieiis In^'ram, /?/<//. lir/l. <_>ni. Club, vol. xvi. p. IIU. T.iod : .\lu.\anilia. Xortln.'i'n 

 Territory. 



Rufous Bush Lark. . 



Mathews, Ilfimliist No. 826. 



Range: Nurtliern Territory (Interior). 



1339. Mirafra javanica nigrescens snbsp. n. 



Black Bush Lark. 



Differs from J/../. Iiorsjiehlii in its much ilarker coioralioii nlmve and niiii-i: 

 deeper rufous below. 



Type: Eureka, Northern Territory, No. ."il'.)4. 

 Ranue: Northern Territory i West). 



1••AM^.^ PLOCEIDAE. 

 Genus ZOITAEGINTHUS. 



Zimatijinthufi Cabanis, .I/(/.-^. lliinf^ vol. i. p. 171. IH.'j!. 



Type (by monotypy) : Z. hellus (Latliain). 



yote. — My generic treatment of Australian I'locean Finches is novel, and is 

 based upon a critical examination of tlie characters of the sjiecies. It would seem 

 that the previous groupings have been based upon colour alone, ami hence tlu^ multi- 

 plicity of genera previously accej)tcd. I antici]iati" that, hilei', the number oi genera 

 I now admit (seven, as against eleven in the /////it/l/.-i/) will be furl her reduced. 



