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Leggeornis lamberti morgani (Southern Blue-breasted 



Wren) . 

 This sub-species seems to be constant throughout the 

 central regions, and was met with all through our trip, on 

 the ranges and plains alike. A large series of birds collected 

 show the constant light-blue ear-coverts and crown of head. 



Diaphorillas textilis ( ?) (Western Grass Wren). 

 I have my doubts about this bird being D. textilis, 

 although it answers to the description of the bird allotted the 

 name by North, in the Horn Expedition. We found them 

 hopping over the stones (in a very lively manner, calling 

 loudly) on the slopes of the MacDonnell Ranges. 



Eyramytis goyderi (Lake Eyre Grass Wren). 

 We saw this bird on three or four occasions, always in 

 the dry, sandy watercourses, but they always escaped into 

 large masses of debris which were piled up against the trees 

 by the flood waters. Notwithstanding that these heaps of 

 rubbish were surrounded by our boys and set fire to they 

 escaped. It was not until we were half-way between Her- 

 mannsburg and Alice Springs that a specimen was secured. 



Family ARTAMID^E. 

 Campbellornis personattjs munna (Masked Wood Swallow). 

 We met with these birds in places on our return journey 

 in October. One could not say they were plentiful. 



Austrartamus melanops (Black-faced Wood Swallow). 

 These were found all over the country, but much more 

 numerous south of Charlotte Waters than north of that line. 



PSEUDARTAMUS CYANOPTERUS (Wood Swallow). 



Plentiful from the head of the line to the MacDonnell 

 Hanges. 



Micrartamus minor (Little Wood Swallow). 



We met with these rare birds in Ellery Creek. Our 

 camel train was passing up the sandy bed of the creek, with 

 liigh rugged cliffs on either side, a small party of seven or 

 eight birds, were seen, but through my riding camel playing 

 up and making much noise only one was secured. I think 

 this is the furthest south a skin has been collected in the 

 Northern Territory. Habits seem the same as other members 



of the genus. 



Family PRIONOPID^. 



Colluricincla rufiventris (Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush). 



Examples were met with all through the central regions; 



they impressed us as being remarkably silent. 



