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bird. The aborigines of W.A. have noted two settled calls. This 
supports the err of Dr. Stirling and Mr. Zeitz (Roy. Soc., 
S. A., p. 156) that they are the calls of young and old of 
the same species. A nest with three eggs was hidden in a group 
of young leaves. 3 
CRACTICUS DESTRUCTOR, Temm. 
Cracticus destructor, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. TI., pl. 52 
Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. VIIL, p. 100; Hall, «Key 
Bye mining a series of skins, I find the most developed male 
may be marine by the white throat, grey back, flanks and 
sides of upper breast greyish-white ; culmen, 1:62 inches. The 
development i is from deep-brown on the dorsal region to black and 
young is displaced by the faint blue-grey on the sides of the 
breast in the adult. 
Skin, juv. male, 11/12/98. The feather-shafts from the 
forehead to the interscapulum are rufous-brown. 
b. Skin, female fledgling, about three days out of nest, 20/11/97. 
Head, neck, and back deep-brown ; N light-brown ; zuppa fa tail 
coverts light-brown, barred with deep-brown ; centre heek 
tinged with pale-rufous ; bill brownish-black at the base, brown 
at the tips; legs | sla atey- -brown. Length of wing, 4:3 ins.; tail, 
2-8 ins.; culmen, 
PTILOTIS ORNATA, Gould. 
Ptiletis ornata, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., pl. 39; Gadow, 
Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., vol. IX., p. 244; Hall, “Key Austr. Bds.,” 
a. Skin, adult female, 4/9/98. Loc.—Golden Ridge. 
b. Skin, adult female, 16/10/98. Loc. Mi Eoi Centre. 
The two centre tail feathers were very much dec 
c. Skin, immature, 2/4/99. Loc.—“ Hannan's Taa ” General 
: br 
more heavily blotched with brown ges of inner webs of 
primaries edged with fulvous. New fail quills were developing, 
and the bird was concluding its autumn moult. 
MANORHINA FLAVIGULA, Gould. 
Myzant tha Jlavigula, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol. vol. IV., p. 79. 
Manorkini flavigula, Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Bds., ‘vol. IX; 
P. 261; Hall, * Key Austr. Bds.," p. 44. 
