LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
CCCLIV. Genus ASHBY I A. 
Ashbyia North, Agric. Gazette, N.S.W., Vol. XXII., pt. 3, p. 211, March 2nd, 1911 : Type (by original designation) : 
Ephthianura lovensis Ashby. 
437. ASHBYIA LOVENSIS. DESERT CHAT. 
Mathews, Vol. IX., pt. 7, pi. 441, April 4th, 1922. 
Ephthianura lOVSHSls Ashby, Emu, Vol. X., pt. 4, p. 251, Jan. 21st, 1911 : Leigh's Creek, South Australia. 
Ashbyia lovei North, Agric. Gazette N.S.W., Vol. XXII., pt. 3, p. 211, March 2nd, 1911. Emendation of specific 
name only. 
Ashbyia lovensis whitci Mathews, Bull. Brit. Om. Club, Vol. XXXVI., p. 90, July 7th, 1916 : Mary’s Well, 12 miles 
east of Todmorden Camp, Central Australia. 
Distribution. Interior of South Australia. 
Family SYLVIID^E. 
CCOLV. Genus CONOPODERAS. 
Conopoderas Billberg, Synops. Fauna) Scand., Vol. I., pt. ii.. Tab. A., 1828 (c/. Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pts. 
2-3, p. 38, 1913).” Type (by monotypy) : Turdus longirostris Gmeli n=Sitta caffra Sparrman. 
Tatare Lesson, Traits d'Orn., livr. 4, p. 317, Sept. 25th, 1830. Type (by tautonymy): Tatare otantensis Lesson = 
Sitta cal Ira Sparrman. 
438. CONOPODERAS AUSTRALIS. REED-WARBLER. 
Gould, Vol. III., pi. 37 (pt. xxvh.), June 1st, 1847 ; Vol. III., pi. 38 (pt. xxiv.), Sept. 1st, 
1^6. Mathews, Vol. IX., pt. 7, pi. 442, April 4th, 1922. 
Calamohcrpe australis Gould, in Lewin’s Nat. Hist. Birds N.S.W. (ed. Eyton). Index to synonyms to plate 18. 
Reed-Warbler, 1838 : Parramatta, New South Wales. 
Cdtmoherpc longirostris Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1845, p. 20, April: King George's Sound. West Australia. 
Not Turdus longirostris Grnelin, Syst. Nat., Vol. I., p. 823, 1789, which=4S'zlta cafjra Sparrman, the type of 
the genus. 
Acrocephalus goxddi Dubois, Synops. Avium, Vol. I., fasc. vi., p. 309, 1901. Now name for C. longirostria Gould. 
Acrocephalusaustralis mcllori Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 342, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Mannam, South Australia. 
Acrocephalus australis cartcrcr Mathews, ib., p. 343 : Derby, North-west Australia. 
Acrocephalus australis mdvilktutis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 3, p. 77, Juno 28th, 1912 : Melville 
Island, Northern Territory. 
Acrocephalus australis inexpcclatus Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., pt. 4, p. 92, Sept. 18th, 1912: New South 
Wales. 
Not A. incxpectatus Berezowski and Bianchi, Ann. Mus. Zool., St. Petersb., Vol. V., p. 210, 1900. 
Distribution. Australia and Tasmania. 
CCCLVI. Genus CISTICOLA. 
Cisticola Kaup, Skizz. Entwick. Gesch. Nat. Syst., p. 119 (pref. April), 1829. Type (by tautonymy) : Sylvia 
cisticola Temminck. 
Cysticola Lesson, Traito d’Orn., livr. 6*, p. 415, March 1st, 1831. Typo (by tautonymy): Sylvia cisticola 
Temminck. 
439. CISTICOLA EXILIS. GRASS-WARBLER. 
Gould, Vol. III., pi. 42 (pt. xxiv.), Sept. 1st, 1S46 ; Vol. III., pi. 43 (pt. xxvii.), June 1st, 
1847 ; Vol. in., pi. 44 (pt. xxvi.), March 1st, 1847 ; Vol. III., pi- 4o (pt. xxvi.), March 
1st, 1847. Mathews, Vol. IX., pt. 8, pi. 443, May 22nd, 1922. 
Malurus exilis Vigors and HorsBeld, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lond.), Vol. XV., p. 22o, Feb. 17th, 18-7. New South 
Wales (near Sydney). 
Cysticola ruficeps Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. iv., App., p. 4, April 1st, 1838 : New South V ales (Liverpoo 
Not Malurus ruficeps Cretzschmer in Ruppell's Atlas, p. 54, pi. 36a, 1826, which is a Cisticola. 
Cysticola lincocapilla Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1847, p. 1, March 29th: Port Essington, Northern Territory. 
Cysticola imra Gould, Birds Austr., pt. xxvi. (Vol. III., pi. 44), March 1st, 1847 : New South Wales (Liverpoo 
Plains). 
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