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not fully ailult, but. they do not show this otherwise. Mr. North, in his work 

 '' jS'cs/ii and lu/qs of Birds, I'tr" pt. 2, \\. IKi, does not describe the young and 

 immature stages. 



152. Lalage tricolor (Swains.). 



Ceblepyiis tricolor Swainson, Zool. Joiirn. i. p. 4B7 (1825). 



(S juv., (loudon Uoad, 15. v. lOOl (No. R. 3). 



2 S juv., 2 ? juv., Brock's Creek, Northern Territory, August 10ti2 (Nos. 

 K. 644, 64.5, 652, 654). 



1 S ,iuv., 1 ? juv.. South Alligator Kiver, June 19i)3 (Nos. 1264, 1265). 



153. Pomatorhinus rubeculus Gould. 



Poiiiaturhiuus ruhcriilHa Gould, P. Z. S. lS:3;i. p. 144 (" North-west coast of Australia "). 



1 ?, C'ooDgau River, N.W. Australia, 5. iv. lOOl (No. R. 119). 



2 c?c?, 3 ? ?, Nullagine Road, April, May 1001 (Nos. R. 118, 120, 121, 122, 

 123). 



1 c?. Eureka, 2U. ii. 19U3 (No. 1074). 



2 (JcT, 1 ?, 1 <i juv., South Alligator River, April and .Tune 1903 (Nos. 1326, 

 1327, 1334, 1341). 



154. Cinclorhamphus cruralis (Vig. & Horsf.). 



Metjalurus cruralis Vigors & Horsf., Tram. Linn. .S'rw. London, xv. p. 228 (1826 : Australia). 



6, Hall Creek Road, 28. iv, 19U2 (No. R. 462). " Iris, feet and bill brown." 



155. Cinclorhamphus rufescens (Vig. & Horst.) 



Anthus riifescenn Vig. & Horsf. Trans. Linn. Sue. xv. p. 230 (182(3: Australia). 



?, Behn River, East Kimberley, 28. v. 1962 (No. R. 458). 

 (?, Nullagine Road, 3. v. 19(Jl (No. R. 109). 

 c?, Glencoe Station, Northern Territory, 6. i.\. 19(I2 (No. 739). 

 <?, Argyle Station, East Kimberley, 31. v. 1902 (No. R. 461). 

 ? , Ord River, 1.50 miles from Windham, W. Australia, 23. v. 1902 (No. R. 460). 

 " Iris brown (light brown), feet fleshy brown (dull whitish brown), bill dark) 

 brown." 



156. Amytornis housei (Milligan). 



Amijtis liijHsei Milligan, Rf/i. Kimhrrlcij ICrpl. Exj/., App. H. (1902 : Kimberley). 



16 specimens from 10 miles east of South Alligator River, July and .\ngust 

 1903 (Nos. 1303, 1305, 1306, 1307, 1549 to 1560). " Iris brown, legs brown." 



Of these 15 birds 7 are marked as males, which have all lighter, more 

 cinnamon-chestnut abdomina, 7 as females, which all have the abdomen darker, 

 of a deep chestnut, while one with a light abilonien is marked " female " and 

 one with a dark cliestnut abdomen " male." I have therefore no hesitation in 

 assuming that tliese last two birds are erroneously sexed, and that the male has 

 a lighter, more cinnamon, the female a darker, chestnut abdomen. 



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