THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Gorvus coronoides tasmanicus Mathews. 
Tasmania and islands of Bass Straits. 
The long bill is characteristic, and has been recognised by Australian 
workers. 
Garvus coronoides perplexus Mathews. 
South-west Australia. 
Though Stresemann lumped this with the preceding, I thmk the best 
course is to set it out as distinct until some one with a better knowledge of 
Austrahan birds can study it. Stresemann did not have the least idea of the 
country and tried to find the localities on the map and lump them by that 
method, so that he thought Moolah had something to do with Cape York and 
put Laverton in South Australia. 
Mr. Tom Carter has written me: “ Gorvus (?) sp. Native name Warragong. 
Crows are generally found through the south-west but are seldom seen about 
Broome Hill, and when observed were generally flying overhead Avithout 
ahghting. The following are the dates noted. Oct. 19, 1905: One seen. 
Jan. 26, 1906: One heard. Feb. 11, 1907: Eight flew over. Aug. 1,1907: 
Four passed over. Aug. 18, 1908: TSvo flew over. Jan. 20, 1909: Three 
flew over, etc. Although for a long time I offered a reward of ten shillings 
for a Crow, alive or dead, not a single bird was brought in. Sometimes for a 
year or two no Crows would be seen about Albany, sometimes they were 
plentiful, but very wary. When driving from Albany in March, 1910, 
northwards to the Stirling Ranges, Crows w'ere noted as far as the 
Porongorup ranges (35 miles), then none were seen. Crows are very numerous 
about the Vasse River, and have quite different calls and notes to the 
Crows of the Gascoyne district. Common on Blackwood and Warren 
Rivers, Lake Muir and through extreme south-west.” 
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