Order Passeriformes, Family Laniidae, Genus GymnorJiina. 7 



unable to stand, he had to keep his bed for days. 

 It was found that where they had formed their camp was the 

 track used by many snakes on their way to the creek to water, 

 and on many occasions the reptiles passed over the prostrate 

 form of the invalid. Once when the elder brother was away 

 a snake instead of passing through the boughs (on which the 

 sufferer's bed was made) to the water, remained under the 

 bed. William watched for some time, and at last saw the 

 •snake under him, and reaching for a gun (which was always 

 left near him for his protection) shot the snake. ■ Hearing 

 the report his brother, Samuel, was soon on the scene want- 

 ing to know the trouble, and when the invalid explained his 

 brother lectured him for wasting such a priceless commodity 

 as ammunition. His brother having almost regained his 

 health Samuel White purchased a roan mare to draw the 

 rough cart, and he set out in August, 1868, to find his way to 

 the Gulf of Carpentaria through a thick mass of tropical 

 jungle and broken ranges, with his only guide, a map, which 

 proved to be worse than useless. 



(Tn be continued.) 



Order Passeriformes, Family Laniidae, 

 Genus Gymnorhina. 



Cymnarhina Jippoleuca leuconota. — The White-backed Magpie. 



Upper Surface — Head, black; back, white; upper tail 

 coverts, white. 



Under Surface — From chin to vent, black; vent, white; 

 under tail coverts, white; thighs, black, with more or less 

 white upon the inner sides. 



Wing — Spurious wing — outer feather, black; inner 

 feathers, black, with a white base to the outer webbs; pri- 

 maries, black; secondaries, black; scapularies, black. Major 

 primary coverts — Outer webbs, black; inner webbs, white, tips, 

 black. Secondary coverts, white, the outer ones tipped with 

 black ; rest of the wing coverts, white. 



Tail — Outer webbs of two outer feathers, black; inner 

 webbs, white; bases of the other feathers, white; the terminal 

 third of all, black; quills, black. 



