670 
Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
[The Black-throated ff Butcher-bird ” was fairly plentiful 
in the western and central divisions ; it is frequently gre¬ 
garious and somewhat resembles Gymnorhina in certain of 
its habits,— G. C. S .] 
Gymnorhina longirostris Milligan. 
Gymnorhina longirostris Math. p. 83. 
a-c. c? $ . Clifton Downs, 5th-10th Oct. 
Iris bright reddish-hazel ; bill bluish-white, of a dark 
slate-colour at the tip ; legs of a dark olivaceous slate-colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 15*25-16*0 inches. 
[The Long-billed “ Magpie 33 was not uncommon on the 
Gascoyne River, v^ere it takes the place of G. dorsalis 
Campbell, of the south-western and cenlral divisions.— 
G. C. S.] 
This species was first described by Mr. Milligan [ f Emu/ 
iii. p. 96, pi. v. fig. 1 (1903)] from specimens procured on the 
Ashburton River, N.W. Australia. 
Two years later it was again described by Dr. Hartert 
[Nov. Zool. xii. p. 230 (1905)] from examples obtained at 
Nullagine, N.W. Australia. Curiously enough he also called 
it Gymnorhina tibicen longirostris. 
Gymnorhina leuconota Gray. 
Gymnorhina leuconota Math. p. 83. 
a. S • King River, 7th Jan. 
bj c. S et S imm. Dale River, 31st Dec. 
d. ? . Arthur River, 18th June. 
e-g. S et imm. Kurrawang, 21st-23rd Sept. 
h. $ imm. Crookerdine Lake, 26th July. 
Adult. Iris bright hazel or crimson ; bill bluish-white, with 
the terminal half of a dark slate-colour; legs black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 16*5 inches. 
The immature birds, specimens c and /, having dark backs 
fringed with whitish, are probably the young of the present 
species. An older male ( h ) has the feathers of the back 
mottled with black and white. An adult female has the 
feathers of the back black, narrowly fringed with whitish 
and spotted with white. 
