THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
birds could rear their brood undisturbed, Mi 1 . Olive cut the string with the 
nest on it and hung it to a hook in the ceiling. The birds did not seem to 
mind the people who came into the room, the sitting bird rarely moving even 
when the bath and shower were used. Tins species is also common on the 
Archer River.” 
Recently McLennan collected birds on the islands in Torres Straits, and 
Campbell recorded: “ C. frenatus. Two S <?• Absolutely no difference 
between these, Cape York and Cardwell specimens, and are doubtless typical 
frenatus. Common, and found nesting.” 
In this statement there are three inaccuracies, if not more, as they are 
not typical frenatus, and Cape York and Cardwell birds differ. 
As noted above, when Gould received this bird from Macgillivray he 
described it as a new species, comparing it with N. frenata and indicating 
the differences. He, however, later noted that Iris N. frenata was from 
Celebes, whereas the type locality of N. frenata was New Guinea. When 
this was recognised the Australian bird was regarded as identical with the 
New Guinea form and it was called frenata. When I prepared my “ Reference 
List ” in 1912 I was able to compare New Guinea birds from the type locality 
with Australian specimens and found them to differ and, moreover, that two 
quite distinct forms were recognisable in North Queensland. As Gould 
stated in the accessible reference that Iris birds came from the Cape York 
district I reinstated his specific name with subspecific rank for the Cape York 
form and distinguished the Cairns bird as 
Ginnyris frenata olivei. 
“ Differs from C. f. australis in having a longer bill and the lower breast and 
abdomen deep orange-yellow.” 
Later I came across the report above quoted in Jardine’s Contributions 
wherein it appears that the Port Molle bird was the original form Gould 
named and so I corrected the above, writing 
Cinnyris frenata macgilUvrayi Mathews. 
Differs from G. f. australis Gould (C. f. olivei Mathews) in its shorter bill 
and greener or lemon-yellow lower breast and abdomen ; and from C. f. 
frenata Muller (typical specimens procured by Brit. Orn. Exp., New Guinea) 
in its longer bill and larger size. Cape York.” 
and in my 1913 “ List ” arranged them under Cyrtostomus as 
Cyrtostomus frenatus macgilUvrayi (Mathews). 
North Queensland (Cape York district). 
Cyrtostomus frenatus australis (Gould). 
North Queensland (Cairns district). 
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