l88 White, Expedition to Mus^ravc and Everard Ranges. [,^^'^,"^11 



Coracina novaehoUandiae melanops {Gvaucalus melanops). Black- 

 faced Cuckoo-Shrike. — A common bird all through the country. 



Lalage t. tricolor (Campephaga humeralis). White-shouldered 

 Caterpillar-eater. — Plentiful, but none had regained their summer 

 plumage. They appeared to be migrating. 



Cinclosoma c. castanotum (C castanoium). Chestnut-backed 

 Ground-Bird. — Not plentifrd ; only met with in the sand-hill country. 



Samuela cinnamomea (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum). Cinnamon 

 Ground-Bird. — Rather plentiful on the stony table-lands. 



Morganornis s. superciliosus (Pomatorhinus super ciliosus). White- 

 browed Babbler. — Found all over the country ; a very widely 

 distributed bird. 



Calamanthus campestris isabellinus (C. isahellinus). Desert Wren. 

 — Not a common bird ; found only in the salt-bush country. 



Ptenoedus mathewsi vigors! {Cinclorhamphus rufescens). Eastern 

 Rufous Song-I.ark. — Only one specimen secured, which was silent. 



Parepthianura t. tricolor (Ephthianura tricolor). Tricolored Chat. — 

 Fairly plentiful ; seemed to be migrating. Found in open bush 

 country. 



Aurepthianura a. aurifrons (Ephthianura aurifrons). Orange- 

 fi-onted Chat. — Not so plentiful as the Tricolored Chat. It frequented 

 open salt-bush plains 



Ashbyia lovensis (A. lovensis). Desert Bush-Chat. — Met with 

 60 miles west of Oodnadatta. Its actions and habits are more like 

 those of Pipits than those of Chats. 



Acanthiza pusilla consobrina (A . pyrrhopygia). Pale Red-rumped 

 Tit. — Met with in many localities, but not nearly so numerous as A. 



uropygialis condor. 



Acanthiza marianae. Everard Range Tit.* — This new Acanthiza 

 was not met with till we had entered the granite country of the Mus- 

 grave and Everard Ranges. It was then found to be fairly plentiful 

 in the dense mulga scrubs which cover a vast area around the above- 

 named ranges. The upper surface of this bird harmonizes most 

 wonderfully with the bark of the mulga trees ; it would be very 

 difficult, especially from overhead, for a bird of prey to pick out this 

 little bird when sitting on the blue-grey bark of the mulga. In some 

 instances this was the only bird to be found in these dense, 

 waterless solitudes It uttered a feeble call — a kind of chirrup — 

 and I did not hear it at any time utter the pleasing little song which 

 other members of the genus do at times. The great dryness and 

 soUtude seem to affect these little birds as they do other animals. 

 Although this species resembles A . uropygialis condora somewhat in 

 size and colouration of under surface, yet the bill is thicker and of 

 quite a different shape, and the blue-grey of the upper surface is 

 unUke any other member of the genus in Australia. It seems to 

 spend most of its time hopping about silently amongst the lower 

 mulga branches, which its colouration so resembles, and peering into 

 every crack and corner in search of moths and spiders, which must 

 be drink as well as food. I have had much pleasure in naming this 

 bird in honour of Mrs. Gregory M. Mathews, of England. 



* White, S. A., South Australian Ornithologist, vol. ii.. No. 2, 1915. 



