THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
whatever in its feathers. . . The bird was shot in low bushes in 
very dry country, and its habits and actions resemble those of an Acanthiza. 
The taking of the bird near Ajana extends the range of the bird a considerable 
distance westward on the Murchison, and nearer to the coast line. 
I recently named the form from Day Dawn as 
Lacustroica whitei neglecta. 
“ Differs from L. w. whitei North in being more buff below and darker above.” 
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