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Cape (see Campbell's ' Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds/ 

 p. 402). The pair which I now exhibit was procured at 

 Derby, North-west Australia, and sent to me by Mr. Flail, i 



Ptilotis leilavalensis, North. 



The history of this recent addition to the Australian 

 avifauna will be found in Mr. Campbell's new book on the 

 ' Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds ' (p. 405). The present 

 specimen was obtained at Cardaha Creek, N. Australia, on 

 March 25th, 1899, by Mr. Tom Carter, and has been sent 

 to me by Mr. Hall. 



Mirafra woodwardi, Milligan, Vict. Nat. xviii. p. 25. 



Mr. Hall sends me a single specimen of this Mirafra 

 obtained at Derby, Western Australia, on the 24th August, 

 1900. The describer appears to be correct in recognizing 

 this as a new species of Australian Lark, differing from 

 M. horsfieldi in the larger size and more rufous plumage. 

 There is an example of it in the British Museum from Port 

 Essington, North Australia, received from the Gould Col- 

 lection and registered as M. horsfieldi (Cat. B. xiii. p. 604, 

 specimen I). 



The South- Australian M. secunda, Sharpe (Cat. B. xiii. 

 p. 603), is also a close ally of this species, but is smaller in 

 size and less distinctly striped on the neck. 



Pseudogerygone tenebrosa, Hall, Vict. Nat. xviii. p. 79. 



This appears to be a valid species. I can find nothing like 

 it in the National Collection. The specimen is from Derby, 

 N.W. Australia. 



Eremiornis carteri, North, Victorian Nat. xvii. pp. 78, 

 93 (1900). 



Mr. North kindly sends me an example of this supposed 

 new genus and species of Australian birds. The genus is 

 closely allied to Schoenicola of India (Cat. B. vii. p. 110), 

 and perhaps hardly distinct ; but the specimen is not in very 

 good condition, and I am unable to decide definitely upon 

 it. It is at any rate a new species, and a most interesting 

 addition to the Australian avifauna. 



