THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Carter then explored Dirk Hartog Island and rediscovered the true 
D. textilis of Dumont on Peron Peninsula, and I named the Dirk Hartog form 
D. textilis carteri. 
Campbell recently pointed out that two series of birds were included in 
the striatus series and that Mellor’s merrotsyi was nearer these and was not a 
form of textilis as I had given it. I also recorded that D. purnelli should be 
elevated to the rank of a distinct species. 
At the present time the status of the species and subspecies is as follows : 
Diaphorillas textilis textilis Dumont. Peron Peninsula, West 
Australia. 
Diaphorillas textilis carteri Mathews. Dirk Hartog Island, West 
Australia. 
Diaphorillas textilis macrourus Gould Mid-west Australia. 
=giganturus Milligan = megalura Sharpe. 
Diaphorillas textilis varia Carter. South-west Australia. 
Diaphorillas textilis morgani Mathews. South-east of South-west 
Australia. 
Diaphorillas inexpectatus inexpectatus New South Wales. 
Mathews. 
Diaphorillas inexpectatus myall Mathews. Gawler Ranges, South 
Australia. 
Diaphorillas modestus modestus North. Meerenie Bluff, Central Aus- 
tralia. 
Diaphorillas modestus indulkanna Mathews. Indulkanna, Central Aus- 
tralia. 
Diaphorillas modestus obscurior Mathews. 
Broken Hill, New South 
Wales. 
Diaphorillas purnelli Mathews. 
Diaphorillas striatus striatus Gould. 
Diaphorillas striatus howei Mathews. 
Diaphorillas merrotsyi Mellor. 
Diaphorillas whitei whitei Mathews. 
Diaphorillas whitei oweni Mathews. 
MacDonnell Range, Central 
Australia. 
New South Wales. 
Victoria. 
Interior of South Australia. 
Mid-west Australia. 
Lower Mid-west Australia. 
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