THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Sericornis frontalis harterti Mathews, ib. 
Sericornis frontalis rosince Mathews, ib. 
Sericornis longirostris wyldei S. A. White, South Austr. Gmith., Vol. II., p. 169, July 1916 : 
Coorong, South Australia. 
Distribution. Eastern Australia (exactly unknown) ; Coastal South Queensland, New 
South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. 
Adult male. Crown of head, sides of face, sides of neck, hind-neck, upper-back, and upper 
wing-coverts dusky brown ; bastard-wing and greater coverts tipped with white ; 
primary-coverts blackish ; inner webs of flight-quills dark brown edged with white ; 
lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts rust-brown ; tail dark brown ; lores and 
space below the eye blackish ; a white supraloral streak which extends to above 
the eye ; throat white streaked with blackish ; breast and abdomen pale sulphur- 
yellow ; sides of body, thighs and under tail-coverts smoke-brown ; axillaries and 
under wing-coverts pale buff ; under-surface of flight-quills dark brown with pale 
edges ; lower aspect of tail similar with whitish shafts. Eyes cream, bill horn, 
feet fleshy. Total length 124 mm. ; culmen 11, wing 57, tail 46, tarsus 23. Figured. 
Collected at Selby, Victoria, on the 15th of May, 1915. (right-hand figure.) 
Adult female from same locality has the lores brown. 
Adult female. General colour of the upper-surface dark smoke-brown, inclining to dark 
chestnut-brown on the upper tail-coverts and tail ; bastard-wing blackish fringed 
with white at the tips of the feathers like some of the greater coverts ; primary- 
coverts uniform blackish ; inner webs of flight-quills dark brown ; sides of face 
dusky brown, darker in front of the eye and speckled with white on the base of the 
forehead, lores and above and below the eye ; chin and throat white more or less 
speckled with blackish ; breast and abdomen ochreous-yellow ; sides of body, 
thighs, and under tail-coverts pale smoke-brown ; axillaries, under wing-coverts, and 
fringes of quills below greyish-buff, remainder of quill-lining dark hair-brown ; 
lower aspect of tail also dark hair-brown. Eyes whitish, bill very dark horn, 
feet brown. Total length 130 mm. ; culmen 10, wing 61, tail 48, tarsus 24. Figured. 
Collected at Cape Otway, Victoria, and is the type of S. f. harterti. (lower left-hand 
figure. ) 
Immature male. General colour of the upper-surface smoke-brown on the top of the head 
and hind-neck becoming chocolate-brown on the back, wings, and tail ; bastard- 
wing and some of the greater upper wing-coverts margined with white at the tips 
of the feathers ; primary coverts uniform blackish ; inner webs of flight-quills 
blackish-brown, slightly paler on the inner edges ; sides of face greyish-brown ; 
base of lores and eyelids greyish-white ; a dusky-brown spot in front of the eye ; 
fore-part of cheeks and chin whitish with blackish hair-like tips to the feathers ; 
an indicated line of white on each side of the throat ; middle of throat dusky-grey 
intermixed with white ; breast and abdomen pale sulphur-yellow ; sides of body, 
thighs, and under tail-coverts smoke-brown ; axillaries and under wing-coverts 
greyish-white ; under-surface of flight-quills hair-brown ; lower aspect of tail 
bronze-brown with pale shaft lines. Bill brown, eyes grey, feet fleshy. Collected 
at Selby, Victoria, on the 1st of February, 1914. 
Male juvenile. General colour of the upper-surface smoke-brown, including the crown of 
the head, back, wings and tail ; bastard- wing blackish-brown fringed with white 
at the tips of the feathers ; primary-coverts and inner- webs of flight-quills blackish- 
brown ; basal portion of tail inclining to blackish-brown ; sides of face similar to 
the top of the head ; base of lores and feathers above the eye whitish ; lower cheeks 
and throat greyish-white ; breast, sides of body, thighs, and under tail-coverts smoke- 
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