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wings^ their coverts, and the tail are uniform hrown ; the bill 
and feet black. 
Specimens E and F. — Both about the same age and just 
out of the nest in localities three hundred miles apart. 
The characteristic white marks upon the wings and tail that 
distinguish this species are clearly shown. The greater part 
of each contour-feather and wing-covert is marked longi- 
tudinally with white in E and light rufous brown in F ; the 
breast is blotched with white upon black and partly upon 
brown in F, while light rufous takes the place of white in E. 
The birds thus present a much streaked and blotched appear- 
ance. E has a black iris, the upper and lower surfaces of the 
bill blackish with the lateral parts dull yellowish. It is notice- 
able as regards F (kindly furnished by Mr. L. D. Cameron) 
that the main white parts of the wings and tail in the adult 
are also white in this skin, but all the other parts, such as 
the edging to the quills and scapulars, which should be white, 
are light rufous brown. 
I observe, in the limited number of skins at my disposal, 
that, of the male birds collected in Victoria during September 
and in West Australia during October, the former are much 
blacker and have reflecting surfaces. 
In the development of the male of this species there are 
three stages of plumage that are quite dissimilar : — 1. The 
streaked phase; 3. The greyish-brown and white; 3. The 
deep black and white ^. 
12. PsEUDOGERYGONE cuLicivoRA. Wcstcm Fly-catcr. 
(Hairs Key, p. 14.) 
One adult skin obtained 27.9.99. Denmark River. 
High up in the tall Karri-timber you may expect to find 
* Since writing these notes, I find that my collection furnishes the inter- 
mediate stage required. Locality Kewell, Vic. (S juv. (skin), Oct. 1896, 
obtained by Mr. Joseph A. Hill. All the upper surface is brownish 
grey, except for a few black feathers coming on the interscapulium and 
upper tail-coverts, which indicate a moult for the next stage ; throat and 
chest brownish ; rest of under surface white ; tail-feathers brown. It is 
noticeable that while the younger stages E and F exhibit black tails 
similar to those of the adult, this phase and the more developed speci- 
men D have tails that are for the most part brown. 
