Collection of Birds from Western Australia. G81 



Iris pale buff or pale yellow ; bill dark brown, basal part 

 of the lower mandible of a flesh-colour ; legs brown. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 475 to 5 inches. 



[Like the last-named species the Crimson-breasted Nun 

 is gregarious in its habits. It wanders about and appears 

 rather irregularly, especially in the south and west. It 

 becomes more plentiful towards the interior and was 

 observed in large numbers round Laverton. — G. C. S.^ 



CiNCLORHAMPHUS CRURALIS Vig. & Horsf. 



Cinclorhamphus cruralis Math. p. 72. 



a-c. J ? . Laverton, 14th-22nd Oct. 



Iris olive-brown ; bill olive-brown, basal half of the lower 

 mandible buft; legs of a brownish-flesh-colour. 



Total length, measured in the flesh : — male, 75; female, 

 7'5-775 inches. 



The specimens of the Brown Singing-Lark collected at 

 Laverton have the plumage of the under parts much dis- 

 coloured by the reddish colour of the soil. 



PoMATORHINUS SUPERCILIOSUS Vig. & Ilorsf. 



Pomaturhinus superciliosus Math. p. 70. 



a. ? . Arthur River, 24th June. 



b-f S ? • Crookerdine Lake, 19th-30th July. 



y, h. (^ . Kurrawang, 7th & 8th Sept. 



i. (^ . Laverton, 18th Oct. 



k. ? . Clifton Downs, 15th Oct. 



Iris dark brown or hazel ; bill black, whitish at the base 

 of the lower mandible, inside of the mouth yellow ; legs of a 

 slate-colour. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 7*75-8*5 inches. 



The specimen from Clifton Downs, Gascoyne River, 

 appears to represent a somewhat smaller race. Its wing 

 measures 2*8 inches, as compared with about 3*2 inches in 

 the other specimens procured in more southern localities. 



[The White-eyebrowed Chatterer is gregarious in its 

 habits and is very plentiful both in the central divisions and 

 in parts of the south-west. It is commonly known among 



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