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deep colonial buff ; under wing-coverts cartridge buff, inner margin of wing- 
quills white. “Eyes brownish ; bill and feet dark brown.” 
Female. — Similar to male. 
While specimens from south-eastern Queensland and the 
north-eastern part of New South Wales are similar, those 
from localities to the east and south-east of Sydney approach 
chandleri in colouration. 
Acanthiza lineata chandleri Mathews. 
Acanthiza lineata chandleri Mathews, Nov. Zool., xviii, 1912, p. 349; 
Olinda, Victoria. 
Acanthiza lineata clelandi Mathews, ib. ; Mount Lofty, South Australia. 
Acanthiza lineata whitei Mathews, Aust. Av. Rec., i, 1912, p. 44 ; 
Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 
Range. — From south of Sydney, New South Wales, south and west to 
Mt. Lofty and Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 
Specimens Examined. — Twenty-four from the following localities: Vic- 
toria: Big River, Healesville, Beaconsfield, Olinda, Kilsyth, Ringwood, 
Frankston, Grampians, Lome. South Australia : Beachport, Mt. Lofty, 
various localities Kangaroo Island. 
Measurements. — Twenty-three adult specimens of both sexes: wing, 50-57 
(52-5); tail, 35-41 (38 7); exposed culmen, 8-9 (8-3); tarsus, 16-17 
(16-4). 
Subspecific Characters. — Darker, more brownish above than the typical 
form, and the lower ventral surface green rather than yellow. Top of head 
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