COACHWHIP-BIRI). 
Psophodes olivaceus scrying eouri Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 333, Jan. 31, 1912 : 
(Gippsland) Victoria; id., Austral. Av. Rec., Vol. I., p. 58, 1912; id. , List Birds 
Austr., p. 200, 1913. 
Psophodes olivaceus sublateralis Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 334, Jan. 31, 1912 : 
Tweed River, New South Wales ; id., Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., p. 58, 1912 ; id., 
List Birds Austr., p. 201, 1913. 
Psophodes olivaceus lateralis Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVTII., p. 334, 1912 ; id. , List 
Birds Austr., p. 201, 1913 ; id., South Austr. Ornith., Vol. 2, p. 57, 1915. 
Psophodes olivaceus magnirostris Mathews, Austral Av. Record, Vol. I., pt. 4, p. 92, 
Sept. 18, 1912 : Rockhampton, Queensland ; id., List Birds Austr., p. 201, 1913. 
Distribution. Eastern Australia from North Queensland to Victoria. 
Adult male. Crown of head, crest, and nape, lores, feathers below and behind the eye 
black like the sides of the hind-neck ; hind-neck, back, wings and tail bronze-green ; 
inner webs blackish-brown ; the three lateral tail-feathers on each side more or 
less black with cream-white tips ; cheeks and sides of neck white ; throat, breast 
and abdomen black with white tips or narrow fringes to the feathers ; lower flanks 
and under tail-coverts bronze-green like the axillaries ; under wing-coverts blackish- 
brown like the under-surface of the flight-quills ; lower aspect of tail blackish with 
smoke-white tips to some of the outer feathers. Bill black ; eyes and feet brown. 
Total length 270 mm. ; culrnen 20, wing 99, tail 122, tarsus 34. Figured. Collected 
on the Johnstone River, North Queensland, on the 21st of June, 1900. 
Adult female. Similar to the adult male. 
Female, Immature. General colour both on the upper and under-surface dark smoke-brown 
with a tinge of dark bronze-green on the outer aspect of the wings, upper tail-coverts 
and tail ; inner webs of flight-quills blackish-brown ; the two outer pairs of tail- 
feathers blackish, slightly tipped with white ; throat and abdomen slightly tinged 
with dark dusky-grey ; under-surface of flight-quills blackish-brown ; lower aspect 
of tail blackish, some of the outer feathers slightly tipped with white. Bill, eyes 
and feet black. Collected at Atherton, near Cairns, North Queensland, on the 11th 
of October, 1909. 
Immature male. Crown of head and crest blackish-brown ; sides of face similar ; hind- 
neck, entire back, outer aspect of wings, upper tail-coverts and tail dark bronze- 
green ; inner webs of flight-quills blackish-brown ; the two outer tail-feathers 
on each side blackish with obsolete cross-bars and whitish tips ; throat dusky- 
grey ; breast, sides of body, and under tail-coverts dark smoke-brown ; thighs 
and under wing-coverts soot-black ; abdomen pale dusky-grey ; under-surface of 
flight-quills blackish-brown ; lower aspect of tail blackish with whitish tips to some 
of the outer-feathers. Collected at Thirrone, New South Wales, on the 17th of 
April, 1909. 
Nest. Cup-shaped, and loosely built, composed of rootlets and lined with finer ones. 
Outside measurements 6 inches by 3 deep. Inside 3 inches by 2 deep. 
Eggs. Clutch, two. Ground-colour blue or bluish-white, spotted with irregular spots 
of black and lavender. 28-30 mm. by 20. 
Breeding- season. August to January. 
When Latham examined the Watling drawings he noted one which he 
determined as a Flycatcher, calling it the Coachwhip Flycatcher ( Muscicapa 
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