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Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
Queensland, New South Wales (the type locality), and South 
Australia have the margins of the feathers of the mantle 
mostly buff, giving a somewhat warmer tint to these parts, 
while in the males the forehead and crown are nearly uniform 
dull rufous. As the whole of the series in the British 
Museum lacks exact particulars—in no instance is the date 
recorded—I hesitate to separate this greyer western form 
from the typical S. malacurus, for the differences pointed 
out may be purely seasonal, the brighter birds being per¬ 
haps merely freshly moulted examples. 
A supposed new species, S. mallee, has been recently 
described by Mr. A. J. Campbell, from the Mallee district, 
Victoria. 
[The Emu-Wren was fairly plentiful around Albany and 
generally frequented the swampy flats.—G. C. $.] 
Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaim.), 
Malums splendens Math. p. 78. 
a-c. g $ . Arthur River, 26th & 27th June (winter 
plumage). 
d, e. . Dale River, 15th Dec. & 8tli Jan. (summer 
plumage). 
/. $. Avon River, 12th Jan. (summer plumage). 
Iris dark brown ; bill black in the male, bright chestnut 
in the female; legs blackish-brown. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 5 25-5*5 inches. 
In one female (specimen b ) the outer webs of the quills 
are edged with greenish-blue, in the other (c) they are edged 
with brownish-white : the latter is possibly a younger bird. 
[The Banded Superb Warbler is fairly plentiful in the 
south-west, as far south as Busselton. I did not meet with 
it in Albany, and it does not extend into the interior.— 
G.C.S.] 
Malurus leucopterus Quoy & Gaim. 
Malurus leucopterus Math. p. 78. 
a-d. $ et £ imm. Crookerdine Lake, 24th & 25th July 
(winter plumage). 
