3 74 MATHEWS— Birds of North and North-West Atistralia. 



Birds of the 

 North and North-West of Australia. 



From Skins and Notes made by the late Capt. T. H. 

 Bowyer-Bower. 



By Gregory M. Mathews, F.R.S.E., F.L.S., M.B.O.U., etc. 



No. 14. 



209. Conopoderas Australis Carterae. Pale Long-billed 



Warbler. 



Acrocephalus australis carterae (Mathews). Nov. Zool.; 

 Vol. XVIII., p. 343, 1912. Derby, North-West Australia. 



No. 255— 5 . Length, 6.7 (1/9/86). 



Irides, hazel brown; bill, upper mandible, dark brown; 

 almost black at the base and shading off lighter towards the 

 point, and with a fine brownish flesh-coloured line along its 

 side near the cutting edge, lower fleshy white with a bluish 

 tint about half its length, which does not extend to the tip, 

 legs and feet, lead colour They seem rare and are shy and 

 difficult to procure. 



210. Cisticola Exilis Parryi. Western Grass Warbler. 

 Gisticola exilis parryi (Mathews). Austral., Av. Rec, 



Vol. I., p. 77, 1912. Parry's Creek, North- West Australia 

 No. 273.— Length, 4.5 inches (4/9/86). 

 No. 316. $— Length, 4.3 inches (27/7/86). 

 No. 318. § —Length, 4.5 inches (28/7/86). 

 No. 350.— Length, 4.8 inches (19/9/86). 



226. Leggeornis Lamberti Mtjngi. North-Western Blue- 



Breasted Wren. 

 Malurus larniberti mungi (Mathews). Nov. Zoo]., Vol. 

 XVIIL, p. 360, 1912. Mungi, North-West Australia. 

 No. 342.— $ . Length, 5.4 inches (31/7/86). 

 No. 344. — 5 . Length, 5.5 inches. 

 No. 391.— $ . Length, 5.4 inches (12/10/86). 

 Irides, brown; bill, black; tarsi, fleshy brown; feet, brown. 



227. Rosina Coronata Ooronata Purple-crowned Wren. 

 Malurus coronatus (Gould). Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.) 1857. 



p.221, Victoria River, Northern Territory. 



No. 218. — $ . Length (without the tail), 5. inches. 



No. 220.— $ . Length, 5.7 inches (26/8/86). 



Verv plentiful, but somewhat difficult to obtain. 



No. '238.— 9 . Length, 6.1 inches (29/8/86). 



No. 243. — $ . Length, 6.3 inches. 



No. 244.— $ . Length, 6.2 inches (30/8/86). 



