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14th. As only a few days' provisions remained on the i8th, it 

 was determined to bear down on BorrolooJa, on the Macarthur 

 River. Moreover, M'Lennan felt he was in for an attack of 

 beri beri, and was without medicine. Borroloola was reached 

 on the 2oth. All the inhabitants were at the landing-place, 

 supposing that the Avis was the provision boat. The Darwin 

 boat was some time overdue, and the local people were short of 

 supplies. Therefore, M'Lennan could not procure stores, except 

 a little salt beef. Diarrhoea added to M'Lennan's trouble, but 

 Constable Kelly kindly supplied medicine. To make matters 

 worse, Mohr and New had a quarrel, and the latter absconded. 

 With the assistance of the police New was brought back, but 

 obstinately refused to work the boat, so was formally discharged. 

 Thus, short-handed and ill, M'Lennan bravely made a start home- 

 ward on the 27th. After sailing several days, owing to incapacity 

 from increasing sickness M'Lennan was compelled to return to 

 Borroloola, which was reached on the afternoon of the 6th May. 

 The patient was carried on shore and put to bed, with a severe 

 attack of beri beri and ague. Luckily, at this critical juncture 

 I was able to engage a boat (lugger) at Thursday Island, which 

 the owner sailed, and rescued M'Lennan in an exceedingly low 

 state of health. On the return trip from Borroloola, the party, 

 for some reason or other, made a detour to the north of Port 

 Roper, but ultimately reached Thursday Island safely. After 

 regaining sufficient strength M'Lennan packed and despatched all 

 his specimens, which were received in good order and condition. 



Everard Range Tit^ Warbler (Acanthiza marianae). 



(S. A. White, So7dh Australian Ornithologist, vol. ii., No. 2, 1915.) 



By S. a. White, M.B.O.U. 



After entering the granite country west of Indulkana Range, 

 this new Acanthiza was met with. It was fairly plentiful in the 

 thick mulga scrubs which extend between the Musgrave and 

 Everard Ranges. In some cases this was the only bird found in 

 these dense, waterless solitudes. The type, now in the " Wetunga " 

 collection, is a male collected between Moorilyanna Native Well 

 and the Everard Ranges, in the N.W. of South Australia, by 

 S. A. White on ist August, 1914. 



Description. — All upper surface (with exception of tail coverts) 

 bluish-grey ; feathers of the forehead tipped with white, those 

 of the crown having a distinct streak of black down the centre ; 

 wings dark brown, each feather edged with greyish-white ; tail 

 brownish-black, basal half dull reddish-brown, each feather 

 broadly tipped with buffish-white ; upper tail coverts reddish- 

 brown ; throat and breast grejdsh-white ; flanks buff ; abdomen 

 white ; eyebrow and ring round the eye white ; iris dark red ; bill 

 and feet black. Sexes alike. 



