THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
original description, that the supposed specific value does not exist, and that 
a name has been given to a form that very often does not merit even subspecific 
recognition.” 
This last statement is very true and is now accepted by everyone. 
When I drew up my “ Reference List ” in 1912 I used the trinomial 
foreshadowed by North and added a third form thus, but incorrectly using He 
Vis’ squamata for the Northern Queensland form, also indicated by North : — 
Acanthiza reguloides reguloides Vigors and Horsfield. 
New South Wales. 
Acanthiza reguloides squamata De Vis. 
North Queensland. 
Acanthiza reguloides connectens Mathews 
“ Differs from A. r. reguloides in its greyer coloration above, especially on 
the head, the under-coloration approximating more to the typical form than 
to the South Australian form (Ringwood) Victoria.” 
Victoria. 
Acanthiza reguloides australis (North) 
South Australia. 
In my “ List ” in 1913 I utilised the genus name Geobasileus and removing 
squamata De Vis to its proper place, allowed three subspecies only, but a little 
later when I was in Australia I separated the bird from Tarana, New South 
Wales, as 
Geobasileus reguloides tarana 
“ Differs from G . r. reguloides in having a light, not dark, buff rump. It is 
also lighter above.” 
Upon my return I re-examined my own series and added 
Geobasileus reguloides cobbora 
“ Differs from G. r. reguloides in being greyish above with just a tinge of green : 
the under-surface slightly buff.” 
Cobbora, New South Wales. 
I recently named 
Geobasileus reguloides nesa 
“ Differs from G. r. squamata (De Vis) in being paler generally, the under- 
surface only tinged with yellow, and the rump being only pale buff.” 
Bunya Mountains, South Queensland. 
Campbell has added that a skin from the Dawson River, “ compared 
with typical reguloides, has more yellowish upper tail-coverts, and is more 
yellowish than buff on the under-surface, notably breast and abdomen. Iris 
pale yellow ; bill and feet dark brown. If this description agrees with 
Mr. Mathews’ skin, his new name, nesa, may be acceptable for the variety.” 
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