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Australian Cuckoos. 



By H. L. White, R.A.O.U. (Scone, N.S.W.) 

 key to the plates, 



Plates 13A and 13B. — Drawer K contains eggs of the following Cuckoos : — 



Neochalcites basalis mellori. 

 Neochalcites basalis modestus. 

 Neochalcites basalis wyndhami. 

 Neochalcites russatus. 

 Neochalcites basalis mellori. 

 Neochalcites basalis modestus. 

 Neochalcites basalis wyndhami. 

 Neochalcites russatus. 

 Neochalcites barnardi. 



Plates 13c and 13D. — -Drawer L contains eggs of the following Cuckoos : — 



Cacomantis castaneiventrts. 

 Owenavis osculans osculans. 

 Owenavis osculans rogersi. 

 Lamprococcyx lucidus. 

 Lamprococcyx plagosus plagosus. 

 Lamprococcyx plagosus tasmanicus. 

 Lamprococcyx plagosus plagosus. 

 Lamprococcyx plagosus tasmanicus. 

 Lamprococcyx plagosus carteri. 

 Lamprococcyx minutillus minutillus. 

 Lamprococcyx minittilhis perplexus. 



Combination clutches — 



Lamprococcyx plagosus plagosus. 

 Neochalcites basalis modestus. 



Plates 13E and 13F. — Drawer M contains eggs of the following Cuckoos : — 



Cacomantis rubricatus rubricatus. 

 Cacomantis pyvrophamis variolosus. 

 Cacomantis pyrrophanus dumetorum. 

 Cacomantis pyrrophanus westwoodia. 

 Cacomantis rubricatus rubricatus. 

 Cacomantis rubricatus athertoni. 

 Cacomantis rubricatus albani. 

 Cacomantis pyrrophanus variolosus. 

 Cacomantis pyrrophanus dumetortim. 

 Cacomantis pyrrophanus westwoodia. 



Combination clutches — 



Cacomantis rubricatus rubricatus. 

 Neochalcites basalis mellori. 

 Cacomantis rubricatus rubricatus. 

 Cacomantis pyrrophanus variolosus. 



Plates 130 and 13H. — Drawer N contains eggs of the following Cuckoos : — 



Cuculus optatus. 

 Heteroscenes pallidus pallidus. 

 Heterosccnes pallidus pallidus. 



Plate i 3 1. — Drawer O contains eggs of the following Cuckoos :— 



Heterosccnes pallidus pallidus. 

 Heteroscenes pallidus occidentalis. 

 Eudynamys orientalis cyanocephalus. 

 Eudynamys orientalis flindersii. 

 Eudynamys orientalis subcyanocephalus. 

 Scythrops novcehollandies novcshollandice. 



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