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296 Yellow-throated Scrub-Wren, Devil Bird, S, J)ar- 



bata, E.Q., E.N.S.W., E.V. Stat. r. coastal scrubs 5.5 



Crown, upper brown tinged yellow; side of face, round 

 eye, ear black; white line over eye; throat yellow; 

 chest, flanks olive-brown; centre abdomen white; f., 

 smaller; duller. Insects. Pleasing rich note. 

 297*Wliite-broAved Scrub-Wren (White-fronted), ;Sf. fron- 

 talis, E.A., S.A., Kent Group. Stat. c. undergrowth 4.5 

 Upper dark-brown; throat white streaked dusky; brow 

 white; chest, abdomen light-yellow; flanks olive-brown; 

 small distinct white marks on shoulder: f., duller, 

 throat not streaked. Insects. Inward warble. 



298 Large-billed Scrub-Wren, ;Sf. magnirostris, E.A. 



Stat. v.r. tree-tops, coast, giilhj scrubs 4.7 

 Brown; rump rufous; about bill tawny; eye, long bill 

 black; legs flesh-color; f., sim. Insects. 



299 Spotted Scrub-W^ren (Striated), 8. maculata, V., 



S.A., Kangaroo Is., W.A. Stat. v.r. scrubby 4.5 



Upper brown; tail black band tipped white; forehead, side 



of face black; stripe above, very small patch below eye, 



marks on edge of wing white; under grayish- white , 



sometimes washed yellow; throat, chest grayish-white 



spotted (striated) black; f., duller. Insects. 



23 300* Superb- Warbler, Blue-Wren (-Bonnet, -Tit, -Cap, 



23 -Head), Mormon- Wren, Cocktail, Malurus cyanoch- 



lamys, E.A., S.A., Kangaroo Is. Stat. v.c. gardens 5 

 Crown, behind ear, upper-back enamel-blue; throat, chest, 

 hind-neck, lower-back black; tail deep-blue; f..* brown; 

 round eye reddish-brown; under lighter; bill reddish- 

 brown. Insects. "Animated song." "Lovely bird." 

 301 Black-backed Superb -Warbler (Wren), M. melano- 

 notus, E.A., C.S.A. (inland), gtat. r. scrubs 4-7 



