Collection of Birds from Western Australia. G81 
Iris pale buff or pale yellow; bill dark brown, basal part 
of the lower mandible of a flesh-colour ; legs brown. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 4 75 to 5 inches. 
[Like the last-named species the Crimson-breasted Nun 
is gregarious in its habits. It wanders about and appears 
rather irregularly, especially in the south and west. It 
becomes more plentiful towards the interior and was 
observed in large numbers round Laverton.— G. C. S.~\ 
ClNCLORHAMPHUS CRURALIS Vig. & Horsf. 
Cinclorhamphus cruralis Math. p. 72. 
a-c. ? . Laverton, 14th-22nd Oct. 
Iiis olive-brown ; bill olive-brown, basal half of the lower 
mandible buff; legs of a brownish-flesh-colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh :—male, 7'5; female, 
7‘5-7'75 inches. 
The specimens of the Brown Singing-Lark collected at 
Laverton have the plumage of the under parts much, dis¬ 
coloured by the reddish colour of the soil. 
PoMATORHINUS SUPERCILIOSUS Yig. & Horsf. 
Pomatorhinus superciliosus Math. p. 70. 
a. $ . Arthur River, 24th June. 
b-f. A ? . Crookerdine Lake, 19th-30th July. 
//, h. A • Kurrawang, 7th & 8th Sept. 
i. A • Laverton, 18th Oct. 
k. $ . Clifton Downs, 15th Oct. 
Iris dark brown or hazel; bill black, whitish at the base 
of the lower mandible, inside of the mouth yellow ; legs of a 
slate-colour. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 7*75-8’5 inches. 
The specimen from Clifton Downs, Gascoyne River, 
appears to represent a somewhat smaller race. Its wing 
measures 2*8 inches, as compared with about 3*2 inches in 
the other specimens procured in more southern localities. 
[The White-eyebrowed Chatterer is gregarious in its 
habits and is very plentiful both in the central divisions and 
in parts of the south-west. It is commonly known among 
ser. ix.— vol. hi. 2 z 
