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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 



The Spotted Scrulj-Wren, S. maculata. — Bast and South-west Australia. 

 Throat white spotted with blackish; breast and abdomen pale yellow; 

 base of forehead brown. Length 4.7 inches. 



Australian Museum. 

 Nest of Yellow-throated Scrub Wren : Sericornis citreogularis. 



The Scrub-Tit, S. magna. — Tasmania. Throat, breast and abdomen pale 

 yellow; base of forehead brown. Length 4.7. (Now separated as 

 the genus Acanthornis.) 



Bernler Island Scrub-Wren, S. halstoni. — Bernier Island, Western Aus- 

 tralia. General colour above pale greyish-ljrown; a white sviperciliary 

 stripe extending from lores to behind the eyes; underparts white, the 



