658 
Mr. W. R. Ogilvic-Grant on a 
of this form procured on the Fitzrov River by the late 
Mr. Bowyer-Bower. 
The specimen in the British Museum from Gould's 
collection, referred to P. forresti by Mr. Ingram, differs 
in having the ear-coverts orange-vellow instead of chrome- 
yellow, and the outer margins of three of the primary 
quills in each wing dull orange-yellow instead of olive- 
yellow. 
The label on this specimen gives no indication as to its 
origin; but in Gould’s writing are the words “ Appears to 
be a light variety of Ptilotis sonoraP 
Possibly this bird represents a different form, the colour of 
the ear-coverts being rather an important character, but 
with a single example devoid of any exact particulars it is 
best to await the arrival of additional material. 
Ptilotis sonora Gould. 
Ptilotis sonora Math. p. 95. 
a-h. S $ . Arthur River, 17th-25th June. 
i, k. S' Crookerdine Lake, 22nd & 28th July. 
/. S • Bale River, Jan. 
m, n. S' Bernier Island, 11th & 24th June. 
Iris dark brown; bill black; legs of a dark slate-colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh :—male, 8-8*75 inches ; 
female, 7-8 inches. 
The birds from Bernier Island are in very worn plumage, 
and are consequently much paler in general appearance, 
especially on the upper parts, than the rest of the series. 
[The Singing Honey-eater was plentiful throughout the 
south-west, and extended inland as far as Laverton and 
north to the Gascoyne River and Bernier Island. It was 
not observed round Albany.— G. C. >8.] 
Certhionyx occidentalis, sp. n. 
Adult male. Differs from the male of C. variegatus Lesson 
in having the white on the inner secondaries confined to the 
outer web: in the latter species the white extends over the 
