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889. ACANTHIZA LINBATA GOULBURNI, Subsp. n. 



Striated Tit. 



Differs from A. I. lineata (from South Australia) in 

 being distinctly less green above and almost white 

 below. 



Type, New South Wales, No. 7,639. 



Range, New South Wales. 



892. ACANTHIZA LINEATA LINEATA. 



936. Add as synonym — 



Motacilla superba Shaw, Nat. Misc., Vol. I., pi. 10, 

 Nov., 1789; Tasmania. 



936a. Malurus cyaneus samueli, subsp. n. 



Flinders Island Blue Wren. 



Differs from M. c. cyaneus in having the throat and 

 breast much darker blackish-blue ; it is also smaller. 



Type, Flinders Island, No. 12,348. 



Range, Flinders Island. 



936b. Malurus cyaneus Fletchers, subsp. n. 



North Tasmanian Blue Wren. 



Differs from 31. c. australis in its shorter tail ; the blue 

 on the throat is darker and the blue band on the back 

 is lighter. 



Type, North Tasmania (Ringarooma), No. 2,262. 



Range, North Tasmania. 



I designate the type-locality of M. longicaudus Gould, 

 M . superba Shaw, and M. gouldi .Sharpe as south of 

 Tasmania, where the type of M. cyanea Gm. came from, 

 as these three all have the longer tails. 



