610 The Birds of Dirk Hartof/ Island. [Ibis, 



suspended from twigs at from three to six feet above the 

 ground. 



This was the only species of Honey-eater observed on 

 Dirk Hartog. 



Acanthogenys riifogularis flavacanthus. 



Two specimens only of Western Spiny-cheeked Honey- 

 eaters were seen on the Peron peninsula. 



Anthus australis hartogi, subsp. nov. 



Ground-Pipits were fairly plentiful both on Dirk Hartog 

 Island and the Peron peninsula, but as those occurring on 

 Dirk Hartog persistently differ from the others in being 

 generally much paler in colour, and having broader ochreous- 

 yellow margins to the feathers of the mantle, as well as 

 having smaller stripes on the breast, we describe the Dirk 

 Hartog bird under the above name as a new subspecies. 



Tseniopygia castanotis wayensis. 



Chestnut-eared Finches were abundant both on Dirk 

 Hartog Island and the Peron peninsula, in the vicinity of 

 the wells and sheep-troughing. 



Corvus coronoides. 



Crows were extremely abundant on Dirk Hartog Island, 

 but as a great many of them were of mixed brown plumage, 

 which was a new phase to me, it is thought best to give the 

 bare field-notes, and leave any remarks until such time as 

 the collection can be brought to England and compared with 

 a good series of other skins. 



On May 3, at a camp on the west side of Dirk Hartog, where 

 Crows were abundant and tame, I noticed that many of them 

 had brown napes, and much brown, mingled with the ordinary 

 black plumage, on the back, wings, and underparts. Sub- 

 sequent notes and examination of specimens pointed to the 

 fact that it is the adult birds that have this mixed plumage. 



Oct. 2. Shot a bird of the year. Plumage all black. 

 Irides partly pale blue, partly hazel. Base of lower mandible 

 dull crimson. 



