BLACK-FACED CUCKOO-SHRIKE. 
present regarded as types have no validity as such, and perhaps the original 
specimens studied have entirely ceased to exist. 
The subspecies of this form I accept as differentiated in 1912 with the 
emendation of the generic name to Graucalus. These were named as follows : 
Coracina novcehollandice novcehollandice (Gmelin). 
Tasmania. 
Recognised as a distinct species by the older ornithologists on account 
of its slightly smaller bill, but A. G. Campbell stated he could not distinguish 
Victorian examples in this or any other respect. It is therefore probable 
that the range of this “ island ” form should include the islands of Bass 
Straits and Southern Victoria. 
Coracina novcehollandice melanops (Latham). 
New South Wales, Victoria. 
This, the familiar “ typical ” form, probably only ranges into Northern 
Victoria and certainly into South Queensland, while Campbell suggests the 
Northern Queensland form scarcely differs. 
Coracina novcehollandice westralensis Mathews. 
South-west Australia. 
Separated on account of its larger size and lighter upper coloration, with 
a wing measurement of 206 mm. 
Coracina novcehollandice subpallida Mathews. 
North-west Australia, Northern Territory. 
Differentiated by means of its much paler upper-surface and smaller 
wing measurement (184 mm.) even compared with the next. 
Coracina novcehollandice connectens Mathews. 
North Queensland. 
Regarded as being paler above and slightly smaller in size, compared 
with the typical form, the typical locality being Inkerman, North Queensland. 
I also separated Coracina novcehollandice didimus from Melville Island 
as “ lacking the black throat and fore-head, the throat being dark French 
grey,” but later treated this as a doubtful synonym of C. n. subpallida , which, 
however, was described from Strelly River, really mid-West Australia, though 
commonly called North-west Australia. The present nomination of the sub- 
species would therefore read : 
Graucalus novcehollandice novcehollandice (Gmelin). 
Graucalus novcehollandice melanops (Latham). 
Graucalus novcehollandice westralensis (Mathews). 
Graucalus novcehollandice subpallidus (Mathews). 
Graucalus novcehollandice didimus (Mathews). 
Graucalus novcehollandice connectens (Mathews). 
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