THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
In my “ Reference List ” of 1912 I allowed four, thus : 
Gisticola exilis exilis (Vigors and Horsfield). 
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and 
South Australia. 
Gisticola exilis mixta Mathews. 
“ Differs from G. e. exilis in its smaller size (wing 41 mm.) and lighter 
coloration, especially underneath. Bartle Frere, N.Q.” 
North Queensland. 
Gisticola exilis lineocapilla Gould. 
Northern Territory, North-west Australia. 
Cisticola exilis alexandrce Mathews. 
“ A pallid form, scarcely comparable, the brown of the typical form being 
replaced by creamy-buff and the dark edgings obsolete, the collar being only 
indicated by a pale rufous shade, the under -surface white.” 
Interior of Northern Territory. 
I later added : 
Gisticola exilis melvillensis Mathews. 
“ Differs from G. e. lineocapilla in its darker head and back.” 
Melville Island, Northern Territory. 
Gisticola exilis parryi Mathews. 
“ Differs from G. e. lineocapilla in having a much lighter coloured head and 
shorter bill. Parry’s Creek, N.W.A.” 
North-west Australia. 
Gisticola exilis tormenti Mathews. 
“ Differs from C. e. lineocapilla in its altogether paler coloration ; paler even 
than G. e. mixta. Point Torment, N.W.A.” 
Southern North-west Australia. 
In my 1913 “ List ” with an endeavour to reduce the number of sub- 
species I questionably referred the Melville Island race to the typical G. e. 
lineocapilla , and associated the two north-western forms, thus admitting 
five subspecies only. 
I, however, later discovered my error and added : 
Gisticola exilis normani Mathews. 
“ Differs from G. e. lineocapilla in being much paler above. Norman River, 
Queensland.” 
Range, Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland to 
the McArthur River in the Northern 
Territory. 
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