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



k. Ad. Dale River, 18th Dec. 



Iris greyish-brown, brown, or buff ; bill black ; legs slaty- 

 black. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 4*5-5 inches. 



All these specimens appear to belong to A. chrysorrhoa. 

 Mr. Milligan has described a new form, A. 'pallida, from 

 Yalgoo, but the Coolgardie birds do not appear to be referable 

 to it and difl*er in no way from examples from King George^s 

 Sound. 



[The Yellow-rumped Thorn-Bill was very numerous in 

 the south-west, extending as far inland as Kalgoorlie. — 

 G. C. S.] 



Megalurus gramineus (Gould). 



Megalurus gramineus Math. p. 74. 



a. S • Big Grove, 28th March. 



Iris hazel ; bill of a horn-colour with the cutting-edges 

 buff ; legs light slaty. 



The Little Grass-bird is a shy species, frequenting the 

 reed-beds and high grass. M. striatiis Milligan \_cf. ' Emu,^ 

 ii. p. 202 (1903)], from Lake Yauchep, 35 miles north of 

 Perth, W. Australia, appears to be a distinct species. 



Ephthianura albifrons Jard. & Selby. 



Ephthianvra albifrons Math. p. 73. 



a-e. cJ et imm. King River, 8th Dec.-14th Jan. 



/. ^ . Crookerdine Lake, 30th July. 



g,h. S ^ • Parker's Range, 10th & 11th Aug. 



i, A. (^ et ? imm. Kurrawang, 2nd & 16th Sept. 



Iris buff or reddish-buff; bill and legs black. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 5 inches. 



[The White-fronted Nun is gregarious in its habits. It 

 was plentiful throughout the south-west and numbers were 

 observed as far inland as Kalgoorlie. — G. C. S.'] 



Ephthianura tricolor Gould. 



Ephthianura tricolor Math. p. 73. 



a. ? . Kurrawang, 16th Sept. 



l-r. (J ? et ? imm. Lavertou, 13th-26th Oct. 



