SPINY-CHEEKED HONEY-EATER. 
Acanthagenys rufogularis wei Mathews. 
“ Differs from A. r. flavacanthus in being slightly darker above and below. 
Lake Way, West Australia.” 
Mid Westraha. 
Acanthagenys rufogularis queenslandicus Mathews. 
“ Differs from A. r. rufogularis in its smaller size, less spotting on abdomen, 
and the post-auricular patch being more streaked. North Queensland.” 
North Queensland. 
In my 1913 “List ” I conservatively reduced this number to five, ranking the 
last named as a synonym of A. r. territori and making the range of this Northern 
Territory and North Queensland. Later, I fmmd out that many years ago, 
in 1848 in fact. Cotton had named the Victorian bird, and therefore his name 
would replace my A. r. cygnus, the correct name being 
Acanthagenys rufogularis rodorhynchus (Cotton) 
and the range being Victoria and South Australia. 
I recently named 
Acanthagenys rufogularis woolundra 
“ Differs from A. r. flavacanthus Campbell in being paler above and below, 
with a longer wing. Woolundra.” 
South-west Austraha 
and according to Captain White the birds vary from Victoria to South 
Austraha, and the Port Augusta form I named 
Acanthagenys rufogularis augusta. 
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