THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
In my “ Handlist ” I revived the correct combination Certhionyx variegatus 
Lesson. 
The blundering was not yet complete as Grant, receiving birds from 
West Australia, compared them with birds incorrectly localised as from South 
Australia, detected differences winch do not exist and named the western 
bird as a new species of Certhionyx, although the type of Certhionyx must 
have come from the same locality as Ins new species. Even if it were suggested 
that it did not, Gould’s bird certainly did. Nevertheless, upon this new species 
being published I added it in a list, and immediately its eggs were described! 
I corrected the error and at that time had seen no eastern birds though 
Gould indicated their existence. Macgillivray, however, found it in the 
interior of New South Wales, and since then Captain S. A. White has found 
it throughout the interior. 
I recently named the New South Wales bird as 
Certhionyx variegatus neglecta. 
“ Differs from C. v. variegatus (Lesson) in being smaller and paler.” 
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