jA White, An Ornithological Cruise. 



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July 



Sericornis maculatus rymilli, sub-sp. nov. — Wedge Island Scrub- 

 Wren. — All the upper surface, wings, and tail light greyish-brown ; 

 all the tail feathers having a large blotch of black, almost crossing 

 the feathers near the tip, the extremity of the feathers having a very 

 faint line of white ; spurious wing feathers black, margined witla 

 white ; wing coverts black ; lores black ; a white line extending from 

 the base of the bill to the back of the eye, with a small patch of white 

 under the eye ; throat, breast, and centre of abdomen dull white ; 

 feathers of the throat marked with a few oblong markings of black ; 

 rump and upper tail coverts ruddy-brown ; flanks and under tail 

 coverts buff, the latter tipped with white ; bill brown ; iris dull white ; 

 feet reddish-brown. Female somewhat lighter in coloration, the 

 markings not so distinct, and the lores are buff-coloured in'^tcad of 

 black. 



Type. — A mature male collected on Wedge Island on 6th January, 

 1916, now in the " Wetunga " collection. Range, Wedge Island. 



This new sub-species was fairly numerous on Wedge Island ; its 

 habits seemed identical with other members of the genus. I have 

 collected specimens from the nearest point of the mainland (Ponda 

 lowie Bay), which is under 20 miles distant from Wedge Island. 

 These birds from the mainland are much darker, and agree with the 

 typical Sericornis m. osculans from Port Adelaide. Specimens from 

 Eyre Peninsula {Sericornis m. mellori), from the other side of the 

 island, are before me, and the above new sub-species differs from 

 them in being much lighter and not nearly so strongly marked 



I have much pleasure in naming this bird in honour of the Messrs. 

 Rymill (father and son), who have assisted ornithology in such a 

 marked degree by giving their services and use of their yacht to 

 assist this branch of science. 



Leggeornis lamberti assimilis (Malurus assimilis). Purple-backed 

 Wren. — Several parties of these birds were seen in the thick scrub 

 covering the sand-dunes at Pondalowie Bay. 



Pseudartamus cyanopterus {Ariamus sordidus). Wood-Swallow. — 

 Quite a number seen at Pondalowie Bay. 



Colluricincla harmonica victor! se (C. harmonica). Victorian Grey 

 Shrike-Thrush. — Several seen at Pondalowie Bay. 



Bulestes torquatus ethelae {Cracticus destructor). Southern Butcher- 

 Bird. — Seen and heard calling loudly. 



Oreoica cristata cielandi (O. cristata). Southern Crested Bell-Bird.- — 

 Quite numerous at Pondalowie Bay ; an immature male \vas collected. 

 Zosterops lateralis westernensis (Z. dorsalis). Southern White-eye. 

 — Plentiful on the Althorpe Islands and at Pondalowie Bay, on main- 

 land, also on Wedge Island. I have not put this bird under Z. I. 

 halniaturina, because I am quite sure the Kangaroo Island and main- 

 land birds are the same. 



Gliciphila melanops chandleri {Glyciphila fiilvifrons). Victorian 

 Tawny-crowned Honey-eater. — These birds were fairly plentiful in 

 the scrub amongst the sand-dunes. They always draw attention by 

 their erratic movements, darting straight up to the top of a bush or 

 dry twig and back again. An immature bird was taken. 



Meliphaga s. sonora {Ptilotis sonora). Southern Singing Honey- 

 eater. — They were plentiful at Pondalowie Bay and Wedge Island, 

 and were seen at the Althorpes. 



