THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
large red gum trees on the bank of the creek. These birds were observed 
once or twice hopping over the ground in close proximity to tree trunks, and 
seemed to be in search of insects, most likely ants, for the last-named form the 
chief food of G. super ciliosa in some parts of the interior.” 
Howe has written recently: “ I was able to examine the skin. . . A 
subsequent examination . . leads me to believe that it is an immature 
male of G. picumna. I hope to deal more fully with this later on.” 
The skin sent me by Capt. S. A. White is figured, and it is an immature 
bird, as it agrees with other immature birds in my collection. The name will, 
however, stand for the subspecies from that locality, as pointed out by me in 
the Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., p. 36, in February 1923. 
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