( '^--^ ) 



Range: Queensland, New Soiitli Wales, Victoria, South Anstralia, Soutli-West 

 Anstralia. 



1022. Grallina cyanoleuca neg'lecta subsp. n. 



Little Magpie Lark. 



Mathews, HamUi.it No. 64(5 (pars). 



Differs from G. c. c>/anoleticn in its smaller size: winsj 1(')0-I(i4 mm. ; typical 

 180-184 mm. 



Type: North- West Anstralia (Parry's Creek), No. 2535. 



Range : North-West Australia. 



Genus CBACTZCUS. 



Cracticus Yieillot, Anahjse twiic. Ortiith. p. 37. 18Ui. 



Type (by monotypy) : C. cassicus (Boddaert). 



iN'ote. — Why the geims G pnnorhina has been recognised I am unable to 

 discover. The birds of both Gipnnorhina and Cracfiras agree in tlie most miuiite 

 details, even down to coloration. If Gijmnorhina can be utilised, theu of course a 

 genus will be required for almost every Australian species. It is remarkable that 

 all the members of both "genera" are coiifineil to the Australasian Avifaunal 

 Region. 



1U23. Cracticus tibicen tibicen. 



Coracias tiliceii Latham, Ituhx Oniith. Siij'/il. p xxvii. IKOl : New South Wales. 



Black-backed Magpie. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 1147 (pars). 



Range : New South Wales. 



lii-'4. Cracticus tibicen terraereginae subsp. n. 

 Little Black-backed Magjjie. 

 Mathews, Ila/idli.it No. 047 (pars). 



Differs from C. t. tibicen in its much smaller size : wing 240 mm. ; typical 

 wing 270 mm. 



Type : Queensland (Bartle Frere), No. 3(i37. 

 Range : North Queensland. 



102.1. Cracticus tibicen intermissus subsp. n. 



Victorian Black-backed Magpie. 

 Mathews, Ilai/dlixt No. 647 (pars). 



Differs from C. t. tibicen in being smaller, but much larger than C. I. terrae- 

 reginae. 



Type : Victoria, No. 5077. 

 Range : Victoria, South Australia. 



1026. Cracticus tibicen longirostris. 



Gymnorhina longirostvix Milligan, Eiint vol. iii. p. 00. UKC! ; Ashburton River, North-West Australia. 



Synonyms : 

 Gymnorhina albicniralh Degen, Emu vol. iii. p. 207. 1904 : West Australia. 



G'jmmrhiim tihireu hitigirostris Hartert, Xor. Znol. vol. xii. p. 2.30. 1005: Nullagine, North-West 

 Australia. 



