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1,315a. Philemon argenticeps argenticeps. 



1,316a. Philemon bitceroides yorki, subsp. n. 



Northern Helmetecl Friar-Bird. 



Differs from P. b. bitceroides (from Cairns) in being 

 much lighter above and below, and in having a deeper 

 bill. 



Type, Cape York, Queensland, No. 12,897. 



Range, Cape York. 



1,316b. Philemon bitceroides gordoni, subsp. n. 



Melville Island Helmeted Friar-Bird. 



Differs from P. b. buceroides in its much smaller size 

 generally ; the bill is very small, and the knob on the 

 top of the culmen not much raised. 



Type, Melville Island, Northern Territory, No. 13,602. 



Range, Melville Island. 



1,339a. Mirafra javanica melvillensis, subsp. n. 



Northern Bush-Lark. 



Differs from M . j. nigrescens in being much lighter on 

 the back, the feathers having rufous edges ; the under 

 surface being more like that part of woodwardi but 

 not so red. 



Type, Melville Island, Northern Territory, No. 13,605. 



Range, Melville Island. 



1,342a. Zonjeginthus bellits samueli, subsp. n. 

 Kangaroo Island Fire-tailed Finch. 



Differs from Z. b. bellus in its very much lighter colour 

 and in wanting the black patch on the belly. 

 Type, Kangaroo Island, No. 12,354. 

 Range, Kangaroo Island. 



