THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
The following year, G. R. Gray registered in the British Museum as 
56.12.24, 1 and 2, Cinclosoma castaneothorax, and made a note: “From an 
Australian Expedition, probably IVIr. Austin’s, W. Austr.” These are rough 
skins and when Sharpe prepared the Catalogue A^dthout referring to the 
Register he guessed the skins w'ere those made by Elsey, as aU Elsey’s skins 
were rougli flat ones from force of circumstances. He then separated these 
from Cinclosoma castaneothorax as a different species under the name 
Cinclosoma. marginatum, writing “a b d ad. sk., N.W. Austraha, J. R. Elsey 
(P.),” which was incorrect. 
Of course, as is now knoAATi, Elsey never reached the North-west as we 
know it to-day, but was on the Victoria River, Northern Territory, for a long 
time. 
The facts then are:— 
Cinclosoma cinnamomeus Gould. 
Depot, Sturt = North-west New South Wales. 
Cinclosoma marginatum Sharpe. 
“ N.W. Australia Elsey.” Error = North¬ 
west New South Wales. 
Cinclosoma castaneothorcbx Gould. 
Darling DoAvns. 
The form I separated as Cinclosoma castaneothorax nea from Day DaAvn, 
West Australia, was compared with Sharpe’s types and was much paler as 
stated. Ashby’s specimens from the Murchison agree with mine and disagree 
with the above-mentioned Sharpe’s types in being lighter. 
Then, Emu, Vol. XXV., p. 152, Feb. 11th, 1926, Mr. F. L. Burney 
supplied the folloAving information about liis rediscovery of a male of 8. 
castaneothorax at Barcarolle, Longreach, Queensland, in September, 1925: 
Riding home a feAv evenings ago, I chanced on a dead bird that had 
floAVTi against a dog-netted fence and killed itself, and closer inspection 
showed it to be, I beheve, Gould’s Chestnut-breasted Groimd Thimsh.” 
Dr. W. D. K. MacgiUivi’ay procured a female near Ada vale, Charleville, 
Queensland, on August 27th, 1923. 
STIPITURUS RUFICEPS. 
On the same plate as Samuela I have flgured the female of the Rufous- 
crowned Emu Wren, cf. Vol. X., p. 146, pt. iii., January 30th, 1923. 
428 
