THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
groups them all under this subspecific title. Scattered parties of from 
two to five birds were common in the forest country about the Archer 
in June.” 
The next items of importance technically appeared when A. G. 
Campbell recorded the differences between Victorian and Tasmanian birds, 
when he observed : “ The King Island bird is smaller in the wing and with 
more slender tarsus than the Tasmanian. The young and the female birds 
of this species ( rectirostris ) are easily distinguished from those of the 
mainland form by having a boldly striped breast and a distinct reddish- 
brown eyebrow,” and gave measurements : 
Vic. Total length 9*0 inches, culmen *77, wing 5*0, tail 4*3, tarsus *7 
Tas. 9*6 IT 5*0 4*2 1*3 
King I. 9*75 IT 4*75 4*1 1*3 
Then dealing with the birds of Kangaroo Island he wrote : “ One 
specimen obtained proves to have a much darker under-surface than the 
mainland specimens, and no light throat or eyebrows. The light colour 
is confined to a loral spot only.” 
He had previously noted : “ should subsequent research warrant it 
the name (halmaturina) Be subspecifically applied to C. harmonica .” 
Upon examination of a fairly good series from most parts of Eastern 
Australia I arranged the species in my “ Reference List,” 1912, thus : 
Colluricincla harmonica harmonica (Latham). 
New South Wales. 
Of this form T urdus badius Latham, Colluricincla cinerea Vigors and 
Horsfield, T urdus pallidus Peale and Lanius saturninus Nordmann, are 
absolute synonyms. 
Colluricincla harmonica victorias Mathews. 
“ Differs from C. 1. harmonica in its darker coloration above. Victoria.” 
Victoria, South Australia. 
Colluricincla harmonica oblita Mathews. 
“ Differs from C. 1. harmonica in its pale coloration, both above and 
below. Xnkerman, Queensland.” 
South Queensland. 
Colluricincla harmonica striqata Swainson. 
Tasmania. 
Of this form Colluricincla rectirostris Jardine and Selby and C. selbii 
Gould are synonyms. 
Colluricincla harmonica pallescens Mathews. 
“ Differs from C. 1. harmonica in its much paler coloration, both above 
and below, the back coloration so pale as to almost blend into the grey of 
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