LITTLE WOOD-SWALLOW. 
outer tail feathers being uniform in colour, in contrast with the white tips 
of the remaining feathers, are also an aid to identity, being plainly visible 
in flight.” 
Berney has written : “A few of these interesting little birds are to be 
seen all through the year. Although I have never seen them nesting about 
Richmond (N. Queensland), I have found a nest with two squabs in December 
at Homestead on the Campaspe River.” 
Macgillivray simply states : “ Fairly common throughout the Gulf 
country.” 
Barnard records : “ Twenty miles W. from Borroloola, Northern 
Territory. Several nests of the Little Wood-Swallow ( Artamus minor) were 
found in holes in the sandstone cliffs, but they all contained young.” 
It is somewhat extraordinary that this little sedentary species does not 
show very decided subspecific differences over its range. 
In my “Reference List” I named 
Artamus minor derbyi. 
“ Differs from A. m. minor in having a paler head and mantle. Derby, 
North-west Australia.” 
and in my 1913 “ List ” I included 
Micrartamus minor minor (Vieillot). 
Queensland, New r South Wales. 
Micrartamus minor derbyi (Mathew T s). 
North-west Australia, Northern Territory. 
At the present time to the distribution must be added West Australia 
and Central Australia. 
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