. Nests and eggs of birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania . leiicosternon, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol., Vol. II., pi. 12 (1848).Cheramreca leucosterna, Gould, Handbk. Bds. Austr., Vol. I., p. 115 (186-5).Cheramifca leucosternutn, Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., Vol. X., p. 171, (). Adult male—Forehead and crown of the head, while, the central portion of the latter pale brown,the nape and hind neck brown; mantle and upper back pure white; lower back, rump and uppertail-coverts black; wings and tail black; lores black; feathers below the eye and the ear-coverts broivn;throat,
. Nests and eggs of birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania . leiicosternon, Gould, Bds. Austr., fol., Vol. II., pi. 12 (1848).Cheramreca leucosterna, Gould, Handbk. Bds. Austr., Vol. I., p. 115 (186-5).Cheramifca leucosternutn, Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., Vol. X., p. 171, (). Adult male—Forehead and crown of the head, while, the central portion of the latter pale brown,the nape and hind neck brown; mantle and upper back pure white; lower back, rump and uppertail-coverts black; wings and tail black; lores black; feathers below the eye and the ear-coverts broivn;throat, foreneck and upper breast pure white; lower breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts black;under wing-coverts white; bill blackish; legs and feet flesh-colour, iris reddish-broivn (Bennett).Total length 58 inches; iving J^, central tail feathers 1-55, outer tail feathers S-1, billO-22, tarsus OS. Adult female—Similar in plum,age to the male Distribution—, New South Wales, South Australia, Central Australia, WesternAustralia, North-western /nps Mr, 11E range of the White-breastedSwallow extends over the south-western portion of Queensland, \\esternNew South Wales, Central Australia, SouthAustralia, Western and North-westernAustralia. Mr. George Masters obtainedadults and young at Mongup, Salt River inWestern Australia in 1869, Mr. K. Broadbentat Port Augusta, South Australia; the lateMr. K. H. Bennett, at Moolah; and Mr. E. near Louth, Western New SouthWales. Specimens were obtained by themembers of the Horn Scientific Expeditionin Central Australia, and by the CalvertExploring Expedition in Western Carter informs me that he has found it breeding at Point Cloates in North Western WHITE-BREASTED SWALLOW. CUEKAMCECA. 239 Australia. It is reinaii<able that in Eastern Australia it is strictly an inland species, while inSouth and Western Australia it also occurs on the coast. I met with it at Narrabri in November1896, nesting in the
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