THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
As previously recorded, Lewin described this bird and named it Turdus 
cristatus. Vigors and Horsfield described it again as Falcunculus gutturalis 
and then Gould proposed for it the new genus name Oreoica and it was figured 
in his folio work as Oreoica gutturalis. However, when G. R. Gray was working 
at the “ Lambertdrawings, he noted that Lewin’s name had priority and that 
this bird should be called Oreoica cristata, and this was immediately accepted 
by Gould, and Oreoica cristata was used until a year or two ago, when I noted 
that prior to Lewin’s choice Forster had named a bird Turdus cristatus, and 
consequently we must revert to Vigors and Horsfield’s alternative name and 
the species be known as Oreoica gutturalis, the same name as used bv Gould 
eighty years ago. 
Although variation had been noticed no study of the species as a whole 
was undertaken until I prepared my “ Reference List,” when I found several 
subspecies easily definable. Thus I arranged 
Oreoica cristata cristata (Lewin) 
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria. 
Oreoica cristata clelandi Mathews. 
“ Differs from O. c. cristata in having the abdomen snow-white. Coonalpyn, 
South Australia.” 
South Australia. 
Oreoica cristata pallescens Mathews. 
“ Differs from O. c. cristata in its smaller size and pallid coloration. 
Alexandra, Northern Territory.” 
Northern Territory. 
Oreoica cristata mungi Mathews. 
“ Differs from O. c. pallescens in being very much paler and in having a 
rufous-buff rump. Mungi, North-west Australia.” 
North-west Australia (Interior). 
Oreoica cristata westralensis Mathews. 
Differs from O. c. cristata in its slightly larger size, lighter and greyer 
coloration above and below. (Broome Hill) South-west Australia.” 
West Australia. 
No alteration was made in my 1913 “ List,” but recently has been 
described 
Oreoica cristata lloydi Mathews, 
Carter s notes reading “ Crested Bell-Birds were not numerous on Dirk 
Hartog Island, but a few pairs were seen in several localities. The specimens 
obtained are paler in colour on the back, mantle, and under-parts generally 
than birds from the Peron and other mainland localities, and also lack the deep 
ochreous flank-markings of mainland birds.” 
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