THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
At present I am only admitting two subspecies : 
Ethelornis magnirostris magnirostris (Gould). 
Northern Territory. 
Ethelornis magnirostris melvillensis (Mathews). 
Melville Island, Northern Territory. 
This is a darker island form, of which I have a large constant series. 
According to J. P. Rogers the young has not the under-surface yellowish; 
the iris is brown, and later becomes reddish-brown and then in the adults 
red and light red. 
