658 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 



of this form procured on the Fitzroy River by the late 

 Mr. Bo wyer- Bower. 



The specimen in the British Museum from Gould's 

 collection, referred to P. fon-esti by Mr. Ingram, differs 

 in having the ear-coverts orange-yellow instead of chrome- 

 yellow, and the outer margins of three of the primary 

 quills in each wing dull orange-yellow instead of olive- 

 yellow. 



The label on this specimen gives no indication as to its 

 origin; but in Gould's writing are the words " Appears to 

 be a light variety of Ptilotis sonoraJ^ 



Possibly this bird represents a different form, the colour of 

 the ear-coverts being rather an important character, but 

 with a single example devoid of any exact particulars it is 

 best to await the arrival of additional material. 



Ptilotis sonora Gould. 



Ptilotis sonora Math. p. 95. 



a-/i. c? ? . Arthur River, 17th-25th June. 



i, k. S . Crookerdine Lake, 22nd & 28th July. 



/. cJ . Dale River, Jan. 



m, n. ($ . Bernier Island, 11th & 24th June. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs of a dark slate-colour. 



Total length, measured in the flesh : — male, 8-8*75 inches ; 

 female, 7-8 inches. 



The birds from Bernier Island are in very worn plumage, 

 and are consequently much paler in general appearance, 

 especially on the upper parts, than the rest of the series. 



[The Singing Honey-eater was plentiful throughout the 

 south-west, and extended inland as far as Laverton and 

 north to the Gascoyne River and Bernier Island. It was 

 not observed round Albany. — G. C. S.~\ 



Certhionyx occidentalis, sp. n. 



Adult male. Differs from the male of C. variegatus Lesson 

 in having the white on the inner secondaries confined to the 

 outer web : in the latter species the white extends over the 



