L'8 Order TPasseriform.es, Family Mvscicapidae, 



at present in the South Australian Museum collec- 

 tion, wing 144, three specimens from the Clarence 

 River N.S.W., 157, 158 and 170, one from the Tweed 

 River N.S.W., 161; one male from Melville 152. 

 More material required for comparison. 

 1414a. Glilamydera nuclialis melvillensis — Melville Island 

 Bower-Bird. 

 *1423 Corvus coronoides subsp.? — Crow. 



(No Northern Territory mainland specimens for 

 comparison). 



fit is the intention of this paper to accurately and com 

 pletely describe one South Australian bird in every issue, 

 beginning with the commoner. 1 



Order Passeriformes, Family Muscicapidae. 



Rhipldura tricolor— The Black and White Fantail. 



Adult. — All the upper surface black, over each eye a conspicu 

 ous line of white narrowing to a point posteriorly. Chin, 

 throat, and upper part of breast black, the feathers of the chin 

 and throat minutely tipped with white, the rest of the under 

 surface white. Wing — Lesser upper coverts black, median and 

 greater coverts brownish black the five outermost tipped with 

 dull white, spurian wing dull black, primaries and secondaries 

 blackish brown, the outer webb of each feather darker than the 

 inner, the last two secondaries black. Under wing coverts 

 black, the outermost tipped with white. Thighs, black with 

 an indistinct edging of white at the knee. Tail, black, the 

 feathers showing indistinct transverse barring in certain 

 lights. Bill iris and feet black. 



Total length 210 m.m., culmen 11.5 m.m.. Wing 96 m.m.. Tail 

 106 m.m.. Tarsus 25 m.m. 



The sexes are alike in colour. Young birds have the white 

 stippliug under the jaw more marked than in adults. The 

 white line over the eye varies much, in some specimens it is al- 

 most absent. 



The black and white flycatcher or fantail is more generally 

 known as the wagtail or shepherds companion. It is distri- 



