14Q MATHEWS— Birds of North and North-West Australia 



205. Cinclorhamphus Cruralis Rogersi. Northern Brown 

 Song Lark. 



Cinclorhamphus cruralis rogersi (Mathews), Nov. Zool., Vol. 

 XVIII., p. 338, 1912. Derby, North-West Australia. 



No. 194— $ . Length, 9.7 inches (27/6/86). 



Irides, brown. This bird has a peculiar flight, and its 

 tail appears very long iu comparison to the bird as it sails 

 quietly before going down to the long grass. 



No. 298— Length, 9.2 inches (10/9/86). 



Irides, olive-brown: upper mandible, light brown, lower 

 one white, tinged with white at the tip; legs and feet brownish. 



No. 359— Length, 9.8 inches (22/9/86). 



No. 365— Length, 9.9 inches (3/8/86). 



205. Ptenoedus matkewsi subalisteri. North-western 

 Rufous Song Lark. 



Cinclorhamphus mathewsi subalisteri (Mathews), Nov. Zool., 

 Vol. XVIIL, p. 339, 1912. Parry's Creek, North- West Aus- 

 tralia. 



No. 55.— Length, 7.9 inches (27/5/86). 



Irides, dark brown; bill, light horn; basal half of lower 

 mandible, whitish; legs, fleshy grey. This bird flew up to a 

 small bush from some green grass, and it threw up its tail in 

 a peculiar jerky manner. 



No. 271— $ . Length, 7.9 inches (4/9/86). 



No. 270— $ . Length, 8.1 inches (17/7/86). 



No. 371— 2 . Lei gth, 6.6 inches (4/8/86). 



Irides, greyish brown ; upper mandible, light brown, paler 

 on the cutting edges, and white towards the gape, lower man- 

 dible white 'tinged with flesh colour; tarsi and feet flesh colour, 

 the latter shaded with light brown. 

 209. Aurepthianura crocea tunneyi. Orange -breasted Chat. 



Epthianura crocea tunneyi (Mathews), Nov. Zool., Vol. 

 XVIIL, p. 342, 1912. South Alligator River, Northern 

 Territory. 



No. '276— 5 . Length, 4.6 inches (18/7/86). 



Irides, greenish white; eyelid, (brown; bill, brown, gradu- 

 ally shading into whitish horn colour at the basal half of 

 lower and basal portion of the cutting edge of the upper man- 

 dible, gape White; legs and feet, greyish black, lighter on the 

 under parts of the toes. 



No. 283— $ . Length, 4.7 inches (19/7/86). 



No. 284— 2 . Length, 4.6 inches (19/7/86). 



No. 286—2'. Length, 4.5 inches (19/7/86). 



No. 288— 2 . Length, 4.5 inches (19/7/86). 



