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black ; chin and sides of throat light reddish, with the centre and 

 lower part of throat black ; rest of under surface of body whity- 

 brown. 



Hab. : 3, (4). 



SUB-FAMILY TIMELIIN.E (PROPER). 



Tarsi long, exceeding the length of bill measured from the gape ; rictal 

 bristles distinct, though varying in number. 



Group Bradypteri. 



Aberrant Reed- Warblers ; through Megalurus and Sphenoeacus they 

 approach the Grass- Warblers, and Cisticohe especially. 



GENUS STIPITURUS. Tail much longer than body. 



174. S. malachlirilS, Lath., Emu Wren. 



< Tail of emu-like feathers ; head light rufous, broadly striped with 

 black towards the nape. Female. Throat rufous. 



Total length, 6 '2 in. ; culmen, 0'4 in. ; wing, 1'55 in. ; tail, 

 4'4 in. ; tarsus, 0'7 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 9. 



175. S. rilficeps, Campbell, Lesser Emu Wren. 



Tail of emu-like feathers ; forehead and crown rufous-brown. 

 Total length, 3'9 in. ; wing, 1'4 in. ; tail, 1'95 in. ; bill, 0'3 in. ; 

 tarsus, '55 in. 

 Hab. : 8. 



GENUS SPHENURA. Has three stout rictal bristles. 



176. S. brachyptera, Lath., Bristle-bird. 



Head brown, upper surface uniform reddish-brown ; under 

 surface of body dull white. Wing, 3'1 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4. 



177. S. longirostris, Gld., Long-billed Bristle-bird. 



Head brown ; head and back mottled ; under surface grey to 

 brown ; wing, 2 5 in. 

 Hab. : 9. 



178. S. broadbcnti, M'Coy, Rufous Bristle-bird. 



Head rufous ; under surface rufous and barred. 

 Hab. : 4. 



GENUS AMYTIS. Ten tail feathers, ordinary and soft; shafts elastic 

 but not spiny ; rictal bristles five in number, and not recurved. 



179. A. textilis. Quoy and Gaim., Grass- Wren. 



Brownish, much streaked ; chest striated ; no black stripe along 

 cheeks ; wing 2 '3 in. 

 Hab. : 6, 7, 9. 



180. A. Striata, Gld., Striated Grass- Wren. 



Chest striated ; has a broad black cheek -stripe ; upper plumage 

 more rufous. 



Hab. : 6, 7, 9. 



181. A inacmra* Gld., Large-tailed Grass- Wren. 



Brownish, much streaked ; chest striated ; no black stripe along 

 cheeks; wing, 2 '5 in. The specific difference, if any, between this' 

 and textilis is very slight. 

 Hab. : 7, 9. 



182. .A. goyderi, Gld., Goyder Grass- Wren. 



Brownish, much streaked ; chest uniform white, like throat. 

 Hab. : 7. 



