WHITE-EARED FLYCATCHER. 
and tail blackish ; median and greater upper wing-coverts tipped with white, 
the inner greater coverts entirely white, some of the inner secondaries narrowly 
edged with white ; short upper tail-coverts white, the long ones blackish tipped 
with white ; the three outer tail-feathers tipped with white — more extensively on 
the outermost ; rictal bristles numerous ; chin and throat white with black bases 
to the feathers like the middle of the abdomen, vent, under tail-coverts, axillaries, 
and under wing-coverts ; breast and sides of body pale slate-grey ; thighs blackish ; 
under-surface of flight-quills dark brown with slightly paler margins ; lower aspect 
of tail blackish with white tips to the three outer feathers. Eyes dark brown, bill 
bluish, tip black, feet black. Culmen 11 mm., wing 70. Figured. Collected on 
the Russell River, North Queensland, on the 14th of August, 1913. 
Nest and Eggs. Not described. 
Macgillivray has recorded : “ The White-eared Flycatcher is a rare bird in 
the extreme north. Though the type came from Cape York, Mr. McLennan 
has only seen one specimen in that locality. He noted one on the Pascoe River 
and one again on the edge of the scrub on the Claudie.” 
Messrs. Campbell and Barnard wrote : “ This black and white Flycatcher 
was of great interest to us, as its nest and eggs were, and are still, ornithological 
desiderata. We observed individual birds in several places in the scrub on the 
mainland (at Rockingham Bay, North Queensland) and on Goold Island, but 
were not successful in tracing a nest. These birds probably breed during 
October, when we took most of the other Flycatcher’s nests. In habits 
these birds mostly resemble M. carinata in their manner of flitting about the 
topmost branches of the trees.” 
Gould had written : “ It is a native of Cape York, and in all probability 
it ranges widely over the north coast.” “ Respecting this bird,” says Mr. 
Macgillivray, “ I regret to say I can afford you very little information. A 
specimen was obtained at Dunk Island, off the north-east coast of Australia, 
where it was shot during its flight from one tree to another ; a second individual 
was afterwards procured at Cape York, which renders it probable that its range 
extends between these two places.” Little else has been written about it as 
above noted, the later Macgillivray indicating that it is a rare bird and that 
Cape York seems its northern limit. 
I differentiated the bird from Gracemere, Queensland, on account of its 
darker coloration and two subspecies can be still admitted. 
Carter ornis leucotis leucotis (Gould). 
Cape York, Queensland, North. 
Carter ornis leucotis gracemeri Mathews. 
South Queensland, New South Wales. 
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