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Mr. W. It. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
to one species, C. rvfiventris, and that the shaft-streaks 
disappear with age. 
The total length measured in the flesh varies from 9'5 to 
lOO inches. 
[The Buff-bellied Shrike-Thrush, commonly known to 
the colonists as the “ Thrush,"” is abundant in the south¬ 
west, but less plentiful in the central divisions.— G. C. $.] 
Artamus leucogaster (Valenc.). 
Artamus leucogaster Math. p. 80. 
a,f. £ ¥ . Carnarvon, 2nd Aug. 
Iris dark brown; bill pale blue, indigo-black at the tip; 
legs of a dark slate-colour, dusky-white between the scutes. 
[The White-rumped Wood-Swallow was plentiful and 
gregarious in its habits. It is a migratory species.— 
G.C.S.] 
Artamus personatus Gould. 
Artamus personatus Math. p. 81. 
a-l. $ $ . Kurrawang, 16th-18th Sept. 
m. [c?]. Laverton, 14th Oct. 
n. Dale River, 16th Dec. 
Iris dark brown; bill pale bluish, blackish at the tip; legs 
dusky black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 7*5-8'0 inches. 
Mr. C. Ingram has described an allied form from Alexandra 
Station under the name A. gracilis. It is said to have the 
general colour more ashy \_cf. Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 115 
(1906)]. 
[The Masked Wood-Swallow is gregarious and migratory 
in its habits, often going about in flocks of many thousands 
in the western and central divisions. In the south-west its 
occurrence is very uncertain.'— G. C. S.~\ 
Artamus melanops Gould. 
Artamus melanops Math. p. 81. 
a-c. S et A ¥ imm. Avon River, 16tli Jan. 
d-l. <$ ? . Laverton, 13th-21st Oct. 
m . ¥ . Hawksnest, 2nd Nov. 
n 3 o. ¥ et <S imm. Clifton Downs, 16th Oct. 
