RED-WINGED WREN. 
Whitlock’s account may be here transcribed to draw attention : “ Mr. 
Milligan records that he shot a beautiful male when a fourth of the way up 
Mount Toolbrunup. I did not reach as far east as this, but I consider it much 
to be regretted that this specimen, and also other equally interesting ones, 
were lost, owing to an accident to a pickle tank. I think it very probable that 
a careful examination and comparison with the south coast form would have 
revealed differences in plumage due to climate, as I have never found the 
coastal bird in other than low wet situations. It breeds on my own ground, 
but so closely does it hug the swamps that I have never seen it on the adj acent 
jarrah hills, despite the fact that the latter are clothed with plenty of low 
growing scrub.” 
Alexander has written regarding the Birds of Perth : “ Resident. 
Formerly occurred and nested near Herdsman’s Lake, but does not now 
appear to be found in the immediate neighbourhood of Perth. It is doubtless 
still found on the borders of some of the remoter swamps ; it occurs at Gingin, 
in the north of the district.” 
It will be seen that there is not much on record regarding this species, 
mainly due to its restricted range, where even there it does not seem to be 
common. I recently distinguished the Warren River birds on account of the 
darker coloration of the females, and we may admit 
Leggeornis elegans elegans (Gould). 
South-west Australia (Perth District). 
Leggeornis elegans warreni Mathews. 
South-west Australia (Warren River District;. 
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