Collection of Birds from Western Australia. 687 



h. i . Little Grove, 10th April. 



i. S- Dale River, 4th Jan, 



Iris dark brown; bill and legs very dark brown. 



The total length, measured in the Hesh, varies from 

 5'l-5'5 inches. 



I do not think it is possible to distinguish the West 

 Australian bird from typical P. leggii. 



[The Scarlet-breasted ''Robin " is plentiful in the south- 

 west, but does not occur in the interior, its place being taken 

 by P. ffoodenovii. — G. C. S.'\ 



Petrceca goodenovii Vig. & Horsf. 



Petroeca guodenovii Math. p. G2. 



a~e. S ? • Arthur River, 18th-25th June. 



/. c? imm. Dale River, 20th Dec. 



g. S • Avon River, 2nd Jan. 



h-o. c^ ? et (J imm. Crookerdine Lake, 18th-26th July. 



p~s. ^ ? . Kurrawang, ]lth-16th Sept. 



t. imm. Laverton, 25tli Oct. 



Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black ; soles of feet yellow. 



The total length, measured in the flesh, varies from 4"5- 

 4'75 inches. 



All these specimens appear to belong to P. goodenovii. Two 

 or three of the males shew traces of scarlet on the middle of 

 the throat and thus approach the form P. ramsayi of Sharpe, 

 which has the middle of the throat mostly scarlet. There 

 are examples of P. ramsayi in the British Museum from 

 Western and Southern Australia. 



[The Red-capped " Robin " is very abundant in the central 

 districts, but becomes scarce towards the coast, where it is 

 replaced by P. leggii. In many places a short distance 

 inland, such as Beverley and Wagin, both species occur 

 together. Its boundary in the south-west appears to be 

 Kojonup, and it is rare as far north as the Gascoyne River. 

 It is said to occur on Rottnest and the Abrolhos Islands, 

 which is curious, especially as regards the first-named 

 island, as it is not a coastal species on the south-western 

 mainland. — G. C. 5.] 



