G80 
Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
k. Ad. Dale River, 18th Dec. 
Iris greyish-brown, brown, or buff ; bill black ; legs slaty- 
black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 4*5-5 inches. 
All these specimens appear to belong to A. chrgsorrlioa . 
Mr. Milligan has described a new form, A. pallida, from 
Yalgoo, but the Coolgardie birds do not appear to be referable 
to it and differ in no way from examples from King George's 
Sound. 
[The Yellow-rumped Thorn-Bill was very numerous in 
the south-west, extending as far inland as Kalgoorlie.— 
G. C. S .] 
Megalurus gramineus (Gould). 
Megalurus gramineus Math. p. 74. 
a . Big Grove, 28th March. 
Iris hazel; bill of a horn-colour with the cutting-edges 
buff ; legs light slaty. 
The Little Grass-bird is a shy species, frequenting the 
reed-beds and high grass. M. striatus Milligan \_cf. ‘ Emu/ 
ii. p. 202 (1903)], from Lake Yauchep, 35 miles north of 
Perth, W. Australia, appears to be a distinct species. 
Ephthianura albiprons Jard. & Selby. 
Ephthianura albifrons Math. p. 73. 
a-e. S et itnm. King River, 8th Dec.-14th Jan. 
/. $ • Crookerdine Lake, 30th July. 
g, h. S ? • Parker's Range, 10th & 11th Aug. 
i, k. S et ? imm. Kurrawang, 2nd & 16th Sept. 
Iris buff or reddish-buff; bill and legs black. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 5 inches. 
[The White-fronted Nun is gregarious in its habits. It 
was plentiful throughout the south-west and numbers were 
observed as far inland as Kalgoorlie.— G. C. $.] 
Ephthianura tricolor Gould. 
Ephthianura tricolor Math. p. 73. 
a. ? . Kurrawang, 16th Sept. 
l-r. £ ? et $ imm. Laverton, 13th-26th Oct. 
