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THE BIRDS OF AUSTEALIA 



A.— The base of the tail of the prevailing colour of the upper 

 surface, the dark-brown or blackish band strictly subterminal. 



1. The Little Tit, A. na?(a.— New South Wales. Throat rufeacent, 

 streaked with whitish shaft lines; above uniform olive-green; breast 

 and abdomen yellowish. Length 3.8 inches. 



Australian Museum. 

 Nest of Brown Tit: Acanthiza pusilla. 



2. The Plain-coloured Tit, A. inornata. — South and West Australia. Throat 



uniform ashy or yellowish- white; breast and abdomen yellowish; 

 above olive-brown. Length 3.6 inches. 



3. Throat ashy white with black streaks; upper tail-coverts reddish, con- 



trasting with the upper parts of the body. 



