SPOTTED SCRUB-WREN. 
S. osculans with the Western species was not recognised. I then ranged the 
above together and added three subspecies making six in all as follows : 
Sericornis maculata metadata Gould. 
Albany, West Australia. 
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Sericornis macidaia warreni Mathews. 
“ Differs from S. m. maculata in its darker head and greenish (not greyish) 
olive back. The spotting on the underside is more pronounced and the abdomen 
yellowish. Warren River.” 
Warren River District, West Australia. 
Sericornis maculata osculans Gould. 
Port Adelaide, South Australia. 
Sericornis maculata mellori Mathews. 
“ Differs from S. m. osculans in being paler above and in having more white 
on the abdomen. Eyre’s Peninsula.” 
Eyre’s Peninsula, South Australia. 
Sericornis maculata aslnbyi Mathews. 
“ Differs from S. m. maculata in its larger size and having the markings on the 
throat more distinct and the flanks darker. Wing 60 mm. ; typical 53-56 mm. 
Kangaroo Island.” 
Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 
Sericornis maculata balstoni Grant. 
Bernier Island, West Australia. 
A very pale island form, described from very worn greyish skins. 
Simultaneously Campbell named the Kangaroo Island form, but in this 
case my name was published earlier. No alteration or addition was made 
otherwise that year, so that the six forms appeared with the same names in 
my 1913 “ List.” 
Three years later Carter named : 
Sericornis maculatus hartogi \ 
From Dirk Hartog’s Island, West Australia ; 
then S. A. White described : 
Sericornis maculatus rymilli 
From Wedge Island, South Australia; 
and J. W. Mellor has added : 
Sericornis maadatus geraldtonensis 
From the Geraldton District of Mid- west 
Australia ; 
while E. R. Zietz has described : 
Sericornis maadatus hoidmanensis 
From Houtman’s Abrolhos, South-west 
Australia. 
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