318 THE BIRDS OF AXJSTEALIA 



B. — The base of the tail brightly coloured; the dark band 

 occupying nearly the terminal half of the feathers. 



The Chestnut-rumped Tit, A. uropygialis. — An inland species of South 

 and East Australia. Above light brown; below white; the base of 

 the tail and the upper tail-coverts rufous. Length 3.7 inches. 



The Yellow-riunped Tit, A. chrysorrhoa. — Tasmania, Australia except 

 North. Above olive-yellowish; throat white; breast and abdomen 

 buffy yellow; the base of the tail and upper tail-coverts bright 

 yellow. Length 3.8 inches. This bird has the remarkable peculiarity 

 of constructing a double nest, the dome-shaped ordinary nest below, 

 and resting on this a shallow unlined nest, which is used by the 

 male bird while the female is sitting on the eggs below. 



The BuS-iumped Tit, A. reguloides. — South and East Australia. Above 

 dull olive-brown, throat and breast ashy yellow; abdomen buffy- 

 yellow; the base of the tail pale buff; upper tail-coverts dull yellow. 

 Length 8.9 inches. 



The Plain-fronted Tit, A. flaviventris. — (Lake Frome), South Australia. 

 Differs from A. chrysorrhoa in the typical white spots on the forehead, 

 face, and ear-coverts being entirely absent; in the general buff 

 coloration, yellow abdomen and under tail-coverts. 



The South Australian Tit, A. australis. — South Australia (Adelaide). May 

 be distinguished from A. reguloides by the richer and deeper 

 ochraoeous-buff rump, upper tail-coverts, basal portion, and tips of 

 tail feathers; and in the more distinct rufous forehead and deeper 

 under surface. 



Leigh's Tit, A. leighi. — New South Wales (Lithgow). Closely allied to 

 A. chrysorrhoa, but differs in having the underparts white, washed 

 with pale yellow, especially on the sides and flanks; under tail- 

 coverts pale bright yellow; wing 2.28 to 2.35 inches, tail 1.6, tarsus 

 0.65 to 0.7. 



Masters 's Tit, A. mastersi. — Western Australia (King George's Sound). 

 The darker upper and under surface will always serve to distinguish 

 A. mastersi from its near ally A. inornata. Length 3.5 inches, wing 

 1.85, tail 1.5, bill 0.38, tarsus 0.7. 



The Pallid Tit, A. pallida. — Western Australia (Murchison Eange). Closely 

 allied to A. chrysorrhoa, and is a pallid and miniature form of that 

 bird, having its under surface almost uniform white, and the fore- 

 head band conspicuously white, as well as the sides of the head and 

 cheeks. Length 3.6 inches, wing 2.3, tail 1.8, eulmen .45. 



Ewing's Tit, A. ewingi.- — Tasmania. Differs from A. diemenensis in having 

 a rufescent forehead, longer tarsus, and the dark winglet (at point 

 of wing), greater length of tail, and darker upper surface, throat 

 and abdomen. (Legge.) Length 4.5 inches, wing 2.05, tail 1.7, 

 tarsus 0.95. 



