THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
One pair had, in an old nest of Pomatorhinus rubeculus, two young birds. This 
bird may prove to be E. harterti 
Macgillivray from Cape York called it Entomyza harterti, writing: 
“ Numerous from 16 miles on Cape York telegraph line to the Jardine River, 
and at Lockerbie, when the tea-tree is in bloom. This bird very closely 
resembles E. cyanotis, E. albipennis not being found on the Cape York 
Peninsula. Only one nest was found near the Jardine River, in an old 
Babbler’s nest, it contained two eggs only. $ Irides silvery cream-colour; 
bare sldn above eye pale greenish-blue, below the eye deep sky-blue; bill 
black, base of bill pale greenish-blue ; legs pale slate. Stomach contents, 
honey and insects,” later adding “ Common on the Archer River.” 
Barnard wrote that Entomyza albipennis was fairly common about 
Borroloola, on the McArthur, while H. L. White recorded McLennan’s notes that 
a few birds were seen at Cape Shield, 28/8/15; Port Bradshaw, 1/9/15; and 
Liverpool River, 21/9/15, and were occasionally seen in the forest at King River. 
From Cardwell district many years ago Ramsay recorded: “ Entomyza 
cyanotis (?). While in the open forest country near the heads of the Herbert 
River I met with species of Entomyza on several occasions, but regret we did 
not shoot any, having nothing smaller than a revolver in the shape of firearms 
with us. I am not by any means sure that the species was E. cyanotis, and 
am more inclined to consider it E. albipennis 
Robinson and Laverock, a quarter of a century later, named the specimens 
from Cooktown on account of the paler buff inner edgings of the primaries 
and their smaUer size wing, 135-161 mm. and tail, 108-112 mm., calling it 
Entomyza cyanotis harterti. 
At that time E. albipennis was also considered only subspecifically distinct, 
and so in my “ Reference List ” in 1912 I followed this conclusion, allowing 
five subspecies. 
Entomyzon cyanotis cyanotis (Latham) 
New South Wales, Victoria. 
Entomyzon cyanotis connectcns Mathews. 
“ Differs from E. c. cyanotis in its smaller size and paler coloration of the inner 
webs of the primaries, but larger than E. c. harterti, and with darker inner- 
web coloration than in that form. Inkerman, Queensland.” 
Mid-Queensland. 
Entomyzon cyanotis harterti Robinson and Laverock. 
North Queensland. 
Entomyzon cyanotis albipennis Gould. 
Northern Territory. 
Entomyzon cyanotis subalbipennis Mathews. 
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