VARIEGATED WREN. 
number, one from “ S. Australia, Sturt,” a second from “ Australia, Sir T. 
Mitchell,” and two collected by Elsey, one from the Nicholson River, 
Gulf of Carpentaria, the other simply N. Austri. All these specimens 
are now labelled assimilis North, and were distinguished from lamherti 
under the name pulcherrimus previously, as there was no specimen of 
true pulcherrimus at hand for verification. The name caerulei-capillus is 
credited to Gould by G. R. Gray, and this authority appears on one 
of the Elsey specimens. The above four represent the Gouldian species, 
but why Gould did not describe it is a puzzle, as no mention is made 
of the birds in the Handbook. 
As a new species Grant described the form from Bernier Island under the 
name Malurus bernieri. In 1912, I regarded these two as subspecies only and 
added three more, allowing 
Malurus lamberti lamberti Vigors and Horsfield. 
New South Wales (Coastal), Queensland. 
Malurus lamberti assimilis North. 
New South Wales (Interior), South Australia. 
Malurus lamberti master si Mathews. 
“ Differs from M. lamberti assimilis in having the feathers round the eyes 
and the ears turquoise blue (not cobalt blue), though the head and back agree 
in coloration with M. 1. assimilis. Alexandra, Northern Territory.” 
Northern Territory. 
Malurus lamberti occidentalis Mathews. 
“ This bird is easily recognisable, as it combines the head coloration of 
M. 1. lamberti with the back coloration of M. 1. assimilis. Lake Way, West 
Australia.” 
West Australia. 
Malurus lamberti mungi Mathews. 
“ Differs from M. 1. occidentalis in its darker coloured head and especially 
the darker coloration of the ear-coverts. The female is more buff on the 
underside. Mungi, North-west Australia.” 
Interior North-west Australia. 
Malurus lamberti bernieri Grant. 
Bernier Island, West Australia. 
Then was described 
Malurus lamberti morgani S. A. White. 
“ Differs from M. 1. assimilis in having much darker chestnut scapulars. 
Lake Gairdner, South Australia,” 
and in my “ 1913 ” List I admitted the preceding seven subspecies, but 
placed them in the genus Leggeornis. 
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