BRUSH WATTLE-BIRD. 
Anellobia lunulaia Cabanis, Mus. Hein., Vol. I., p. 120, 1861 ; Could, Handb. Birds Austr.^ 
Vol. I., p. 543, 1865 ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W,, Vol. IL, p. 190, 1878 ; 
trf., Tab. List Austr, Birds, p. 13, 1888 : Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 99, 
1908 ; Crossman, Emu, Vol. TX., p. 90, 1910 ; Orton and Sandland, Vol. XIII., 
p. 80, 1913; S. A. White, ib., Vol. XX., p. 129, 1921 ; Ashby, ib,, p. 136; Alex¬ 
ander, *6., p. 168. 
Mdichcera mellivora Reichenbach, Handb. Spec. Ornith., Abth. II. (Handb. Merop.), 
p. 130, 1862, 
Mdichcera lunidaia Reichenbach, tfi., p. 132. 
Anellobia chryaopiera Sharpe, Hist. Coll. Nat. Hist., Brit. Mus., Vol. II., p. 126, 1906; 
Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 99, 1908 ; Hill, Emu, Vol. IX., p. 130, 1910 
(S.A); Cleland, Vol. XI., p. 93, 1911 (Food). 
Anellobia chryaojAera chryaopiera Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 419, Jan. Slst, 1912. 
Andlobia chryaopiera intermedia Mathews, ib. : (Adelaide) South Australia; id., Austral 
Av. Rec., Vol. I., p. 63, 1912 (Eggs). 
Andld)ia chryaopiera iasnianica IMaihews, i6., p 420 : Tasmania. 
Andlobia chryaopiera lunulaia Mathews, ib. 
Anellobia chryaopiera halmaiurina Mathews, Austral Avian Record, Vol, I., pt. 4, p. 101„ 
Sept, 18th, 1912 : Kangaroo Island. 
Andlobia halmainrina S A. Wliite, Emu, Vol. XII., p. 263, 1913. 
Anthochcera chryaopiera chryaopiera Mathews, List Birds Austr., p. 289, 1913. 
Anthochcera chryaopiera intermedia Mathews, ib. ; Belcher, Birds Geelong, p. 363, 1914. 
Anthochcera chryaopiera halmainrina Mathews, List Birds Austr., p. 289. 1913. 
Anihochoera chryaopiera iaanvanica itithews, ib. 
Ardlwchcera chryaopiera lunulaia Mathews, i6. 
Anthochcera chryaopiera albani Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. V., pts. 2—3, p. 39, 
Feb. 2l8t, 1923 : Albany, South-west Australia. 
Distribution. South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, South¬ 
west Australia, Kangaroo Island, Tasmania. 
Adult male. General colour of the upper-surface dark earth-brown, including the top ot 
the head, hind-neck, sides of neck and back, where the feathers have pale shaft¬ 
lines ; upper tail-coverts edged with white at the tip; scapulars rather darker 
than tlie back and fringed with white at the tips ; upper wing-coverts blacMsh 
with wliite tips to some of the median and greater series ; fllght-qmlls blackidi-brown 
slightly fringed with rufous on the outer webs of the basal portion and witli wliite 
on the"apical portion ; inner wnbs chestnut towards the base but fades away towards 
the innermost quills ; tail blackish tipped with white ; chin, throat, and fore-neck 
duskv lead-grey minutely dotted with white; sides of face and sides of neck 
silvery^-wliite witli dark "bases to the feathers; breast drab-brown with wliite 
shaft-lines and lead-grey bases to the feathers; abdomen for the most part wliite 
with dark brown centre to the feathers; flanks, thighs, and under tail-coverts 
fringed or tipped with white; axillaries and imder wing-coverts wliite; under¬ 
surface of flight-quiUs dark brown on the apical portion and rufous at the base ; 
lower aspect of tail similar to its upper-surface but the dark portion paler. 
Bill dark purple-hom, eyes deep crimson, feet and legs purple-flesh. Total iengtii 
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