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 965. Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus. 



MmckaiM melanocephala Latham, Imlf.r Ornith. S„j,pl, p. Hi. isOl : New South Wales. 



Synonyms : 

 Sylvia dm-mli« Bensley, in Lewin's Binb of Xe.o Holhiml pi. 14. 18IJ8 : New South Wales. 

 Mahmis hr,m-ni, Vigors and Horsfield, 7V<(n.<. Uim. Soc. {Lowl.) vol. xv. p. t>3. 1820: Thirsty 

 Sound, Queensland. 



Orange-backed Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 007. 



Kauge : New South Wales, Sonth Queensland. 



966. Malurus melanocephalus pjrrrhonotus snbsp. n. 

 Eastern Red-backed Wren. 

 Mathews, Hanrllist No. (JU8 (parsj. 



Has the general coloration of M. m. crueutatas, bnt is slightly larger : wing 

 44 — 47 mm. ; M. m. cruentatus 38 — 42 mm. 

 Type : Queensland (Cairns), No. 0074. 

 Range : North Queensland. 



967. Malurus melanocephalus cruentatus. 



Malurus cruentatus Gould, Proc. Znnl. Soc. {Land.) 1839. p. 143 (1841): North-West Coast Australia. 

 Red-backed Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 008 (pars). 

 Range : North-West Australia. 



968. Malurus leucopterus leucopterus. 



Mulunni leuciijitcrus Quoy and Gaimard, Voij. dr. I'Uranir nt Physic. Zool. p. 108. 1824: Dirk 

 Hartog's Island, West Australia. 



Black-aud-White Wren. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 609 (pars). 



Range : Dirk Hartog's Island, West Australia. 



969. Malurus leucopterus edouardi. 



Jfalurus edmmrdi Campbell, Vict. Naturalist vol. xvii. p. 2U3. I'JOl : Barrow Island, West Australia. 

 Allied Black-aud-White Wren. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 609 (pars). 

 Range : West Australia (Barrow Island). 



Genus STIPITURUS. 



Stij>itunis Lesson, Traite d'Oruith. p. 414. 1830. 



Type (by monotypy) : S. malachurus (Shaw). 



970. Stipiturus malachurus malachurus. 



Musckajm malachum Shaw, Trans. Linu. Soc. (Lnnd.) vol. iv. p. 242. 1798 : New South Wales. 



Synonyms : 



Malurus imlnstris Vieillot, Xouc. Diet. (TBist. Nat. vol. x.\. p. 213. 1818 : New South Wales. 

 Malurus gutaris Stephens, in Shaw's Geii. Znnl. vol. xiii. pt. ii. p. 224. 1826: New South Wales. 

 Malurus emitis Ewing, Tasm. Jnurn. Sci. vol. i. p. 63. 18il : (nude name). 



Emu Wren. 



Miithews, Handlist No. 610, 



Range : New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia. 



