Genus — A IJREPTHIANURA. 
Aurepthianura Mathews, Emu, Vol. XII., 
pt. 3, p. 205, Jan. 1st, 1913. Type (by 
subsequent designation) Mathews, List 
Birds Austr., p. 207, 1913 ... ... ... Epthianura aurifrons Gould. 
Keartlandia Mathews, Austral Av. Record, 
Vol. III., pt. 4, p. 78, July 21st, 1917. 
Type (by original designation) ... ... Acanthiza flaviventris Ashby. 
= Epthianura aurifrons Gould. 
When I proposed the above generic name, Aurepthianura, I gave a resume 
of the apparent relationships of the species previously associated under the 
genus name Epthianura, and noted the coloration of the forms. 
In structure the bill somewhat agrees with that of the preceding ; the 
wing has a very small first primary, which is less than one-fourth the length 
of the longest primaries ; the third and fourth ones subequal and longest, the 
second and fifth equal and a little shorter ; the sixth and seventh decrease 
regularly and the latter is equalled by the secondaries. The tail is square and 
the long tail-coverts, both upper and under, are about equal to half the length 
of the tail-feathers. The legs are thin and the anterior scutation is too obscure 
to show any apparent booting ; the claws are long and shallow, the hind- 
claw especially, while the toes are small and slender. 
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