FAM. CERTHIIDA® 5) 
10. Climacteris scandens scandens Temminck. 
Climacteris scandens Temminck, Rec. PI. Col. pl. 281, f.2(1824) («sur les cotes orientales de la Nouvelle-Hollande»). 
Climacteris pyrrhonota Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1867, p. 976 (1868) (Dobroyde, New South Wales; —juv.) 1). 
Fig. Gould, Birds Austr. Vol. 4, pl. 98 (s.n. C. picumnus!). 
Hab. Southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia; Tasmania (2). 
11. Climacteris superciliosa North. 
Climacteris superciliosa North, Vhe Ibis (7), Vol. 1, p. 341 (1895) (Illara Creek, Central Australia). 
Fig. Report Horn Exped. Central Austr. Vol. 2 (1896), pl. 7. f. 2 
Hab. S. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, S. Australia, Central Australia, West Australia (inte- 
rior districts). 
12. Climacteris erythrops Gould. 
Climacteris erythrops Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 8, 1840, p. 148 (July 1841) (« New South Wales»). 
? Climacteris affinis 2) Blyth, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Vol. 32, p. 453 (1863) (« From the Melbourne Institution »). 
Fig. Gould, Birds Austr. Vol. 4, pl. 95. 
Hab New South Wales, Victoria, Southern Queensland. 
5. GENUS RHABDORNIS REICHENBACH 
Rhabdornis Reichenbach, Handb. Ornith. Scansoriz, pp. 221, 276 (1853) (Sp. un. : Meliphaga mystacalis 
Temminck). 
Characters. In structural characters nearly agreeing with Climacteris, but bill more 
lengthened, being decidedly longer than head. Culmen nearly straight for basal portion, slightly 
decurved terminally. Tongue corneous, depressed, divided at tip, slightly protractile, with 
bristles only on lateral borders. Wing 75-83, tail 42-52, bill 18-24 mm. 
and, 
Coloration. Above of various shades of brown, upper part of head often darker than 
back and streaked with white. Under parts white or buffy, feathers of flanks streaked with 
blackish or dark brown. Bill black. 
Geographical Distribution. Philippine Islands. Three forms. 
Habits and Nidification appear to be unknown, 
KEY TO THE SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES OF RHABDORNIS 
1. Head above and nape blackish with white shaf.-streaks. Ear coverts blackish 
BY OUI Nest eee urea Meera Ae 5, SE oo eee et saeco g 32) faces a a 2 
— Head above and nape dark brown with whitish shaft-streaks. Ear coverts 
earthy brown Ag Ie fey we 3: 
— Head above and nape uniform greyish brown. Ear coverts blackish brown . 3. RK. INORNATA G3). 
2. Back dark greyish brown. Larger : wing about Somm. . . . . . . I. R. MYSTACALIS MYSTACALIS Gf. 
— Back light rufescent brown. Smaller : wing about 75 mm. 2. R. MYSTACALIS MINOR G. 
3. Back dark vufous brown. Larger : wing about 78, bill2gmm. . . . . 1. R. MYSTACALIS MySTACALIS. Q. 
n 
A 
— Back light rufescent brown. Smaller : wing about 75, bill 20 mm. . . MYSTACALIS MINOR Q. 
1) Cfr. North, Nests and Eges Birds Australia etc. Vol. 2, 1906, p. 44-45. 
2) Though commonly referred to the above species it is by no means certain that Blyth’s name might not have been 
based upon an example of some other species, e. g. C. picumnus picumnus Temminck, ®. In any case, the description is 
too incomplete to enable one to make out the species. 
3) The female of R. inornata is unknown to the author. 
