REVISION OF THE GENUS MALURUS. 
Range. From Eyre Peninsula, west and north to the Macdonnell Ranges, 
Central Australia. 
Specimens examined. — 26 from the following localities — Wertigo, Donalds 
Plain, 18 miles N.W. of Kimba, Gawler Range, Kallioota, Kychering, 132 miles 
west of Tarcoola, Ooldea, Wantapella, South Australia ; Finke River, Her- 
mannsburg, James Range, Central Australia. 
Measurements. — 
Wing Tail Exposed Culmen Tarsus 
17 males . . 49-54 (52) 55-63 (59-8) 8-9 (8-8) 21-22 (21-4) 
7 females .. 48-52 (50-1) 56-62 (58-4) 8-9 (8-8) 21-22(21-2) 
Male. — Forehead to nape, mantle and upper tail-coverts calamine blue; 
cheeks and ear-coverts pale turquoise green ; lores, a band on back and sides 
of neck, joined by a narrower band from behind the eye and one from below 
the ear-coverts, black like lower back ; scapulars black tipped methyl blue ; 
wings fuscous, upper wing-coverts suffused, and primaries and secondaries 
margined on outer web, with calamine blue ; tail dark delft blue, some feathers 
tipped white ; chin, throat and upper breast phenyl blue followed by a narrow 
band of black which continues upwards and joins the black nuchal band on 
sides of neck ; remainder of under surface light methyl blue mottled with 
white on lower abdomen ; ax diaries and under wing-coverts pinkish buff, 
inner margins of wing-quills cartridge buff. "Bill and feet black ; eyes dark 
brown.” 
Female . — Upper surface including upper wing-coverts drab ; wing quills 
slightly darker, outer margins varying from whitish on primaries to drab on 
innermost secondaries ; tail dusky blue-green, some feathers tipped white ; 
lores and feathers around eye vinaceous-fawn, shafts of feathers lighter ; under 
surface whitish, tinged buff, and becoming light drab to drab on flanks and 
under tail-coverts ; axillaries and under wing-coverts pinkish buff, inner 
margins of wing-quills cartridge buff. “Bill light brown ; eyes and feet 
dark brown.” 
The deeper colour on the under surface ascribed to musgravi 
appears to be individual, but more material is desirable. 
Malurus (M.) callainus whitei Campbell. 
Malurus whitei Campbell, Emu, 1, pt. 2, p. 65, 1902 ; Interior. 
Malurus melanotus germaini Mathews, Nov. Zool., 18, p. 359, 1912 ; 
Port Germein, South Australia. 
Range. — So far as known, from Port Germein north to the vicinity of Port 
Augusta, South Australia. 
Specimens examined. — 6 from Port Germein and near Port Augusta. 
M easur ements . — 
Wing Tail Exposed Culmen Tarsus 
5 males . . 49-52 (50-4) 54-62 (57-4) 8-9 (8-2) 21 
Subspecific characters. — Similar in size to typical callainus but differs in 
having much darker head, mantle and upper tail-coverts, the colour being 
light methyl blue, not calamine blue. 
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