COACHWHIP-BIRD. 
Consideration of a fair series in the preparation of my Reference List 
necessitated the recognition of four subspecies, viz. : 
Psophodes olivaceus olivaceus (Latham). 
New South Wales. 
Pso'phodes olivaceus scrymgeouri Mathews. 
“ Differs from P. o. olivaceus in its darker coloration above.” 
Gippsland, Victoria. 
Psophodes olivaceus sublateralis Mathews. 
“ Differs from P. o. olivaceus in its smaller wing (91 mm.) and shorter tail. 
Tweed River, New South Wales.” 
New South Wales (Tweed River) and South 
Queensland. 
Psophodes olivaceus lateralis North. 
North Queensland. 
A little later I received more material and added : 
Psophodes olivaceus magnirostris Mathews. 
“ Differs from Psophodes o. olivaceus in its much larger bill ; the tip of 
the tail-feathers is white : wing 103 mm., culmen 23. 
Rockhampton, Queensland. 
These five subspecies can still be recognised and the nomination above 
given is stable. 
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