258 WHITE, Nohs ON llu Pud /y\//-Maopi< [\^t\^r^\ 



Creeper (C. crythrops), which was received from the National 

 Museum, Melbourne. Mr. Mathews says: "I have selected as 

 the type locality" — Broken Hill ! Broken Hill was not discovered 

 in 1863, or, at least, the avi- fauna of that locality had not been 

 exploited 60 years ago, so it is (|uite unlikely that the specimen 

 sent from the National Museum, Me]bf)umc, lo India could ha\e 

 been connected in anv wav with F>r()ken Ilill. 



Notes on the Pied Bell-Magpie (Strepera 

 graculina) 



Tiy H. L. Wii rn-:. C.F.A.O.U., Etc.. P.elltrees, X.S.W. 



When Mr. Wni. McLennan was in the Cape York Peninsula, 

 I recjuested him to pay jiarticular attention to a Sfrcpcra there, 

 the eggs of which he secured. 



McLennan has sent some interesting material (now in the 

 ■"H. L. White Collection," National Museum, Melbourne i, which 

 tends to prove that this extreme northern l)ir(l differ^ from the 

 typical .species, or, .say, birds from Belltrees, N.S.W., in having: 

 (1) Darker or den.ser coloured plumage; (2) larger and more 

 hooked bill; (v^) greater amount of white on the wings, and its 

 larger size, which is contrary to the rule for northern birds. 



I described the eggs of this northern bird under the name 

 Strepera (/racitlina rohiiisoiii, Mathews (see Hdui, vol. xxi.. pp. 

 164-5), and drew attention to the different construction of nest 

 in Emu, \ol. xxii., ]>. 116. Since I ha\e received what I believe 

 to be skins of S. //. rob'nisoni, taken at the type locality, which 

 prove to be a smaller mountain form, apparently wedged in be- 

 tween tyi)ical southern (/raculina and the larger Cape York bird. 



As the range of .S". (iraculino extends from the Grampians, 

 Western Victoria, to the Cape York Peninsula, .some interesting 

 work devohes upon students to work out the species. In the 

 meantime, I furnish com|)arative dimensions, in millimetres, of 

 tvpical birds, and of the two supposed northern forms. If after 

 <?xaniination the Cape York bird is worthy sub-specific rank. I 

 suggest the name Strepera (jracuUna ina(/)iirostris. 



Coen Specimens {Cape York Peuinstda) 



S' Length, 520 ; Cnlmen. hH ; Wing, 



d" ., 534; .. TO; 



? .. 484; ,, 5(> ; 



Cairns or Mountain form ( Oneensland ) 



(f Length, 415; Culnien. 58 ; Wing, 



V ,. 432; ,, 55: 



Hell trees or Typieal {Ne-.e South Wales) 



d Length, 49() ; Culnien, ST; Wing, 25.s : Tarsus, 51 

 9 ,, 457; ,, 52; ,, 254; .. 51 



