Collection of Bi7'ds from Western Australia. 669 



specimens the under parts are paler rufous and similar to the 

 examples already in the British Museum. 



[The Rufous-breasted Thickhead was plentiful around 

 Wagin and Beverley. — G. C. S.] 



OrEOICA CRISTATA Lcwiu. 



Oreoica cristata Math. p. 84. 

 a,b. ^ . Arthur Iliver, 26th June & 5th July. 

 c-f S ? • Crookerdine, 17th-24th July. 

 g, h. c? . Parker's Range, 14th Aug. 

 i. c?. Kurrawang, 15th Sept. 

 k. ^ . Laverton_, 18th Oct. 

 /. imm. Clifton Downs, 15th Oct. 



Iris deep yellow or orange ; bill black; legs of a slate-colour. 

 Total lengthy measured in the flesh, 8"5-9"0 inches. 

 [The Crested Bell-bird is a widely distributed species, but 

 does not occur in the Albany district. — G. C. S.] 



Cracticus destructor Temm. 

 Cr adieus destructor Math. p. 84. 



a. $ . Arthur River, 26th June. 



b, c. S ^ ' Crookerdine Lake, 27th July. 



d, e. (^ ? imm. Parker's Range, 7th & 9th Aug. 



f-h. (J et c? ? imm. Kurrawang, 3rd Sept.-4th Oct. 



i—l. c? et (^ imm. Laverton, 19th Oct. 



Iris dark brown ; base of the bill light slate-blue, black at 

 the end ; legs black in the male, of a dark slate-colour in 

 the female. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 11*5-12*5 inches. 



[This " Butcher-bird" was plentiful.— G. C. S.'\ 



Cracticus nigrigularis Gould. 

 Cj-acticus nigrigularis Math. p. 83. 

 a-i. (5^ ? et c? ? imm. Kurrawang, 18th-30th Sept. 

 k. Juv. Laverton, 23rd Oct. 

 I. ($ imm, Hawksnest, 8th Nov. 

 m. ? . Clifton Downs, 20th Sept. 



Iris dark brown ; basal portion of the bill pale bluish, 

 slate-black at the end ; legs dull olive. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 7*5 inches. 



