. The Emu : official organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Ornithology; Birds. 176 Howe, The Acunthiztp or Tii-Warbler^. r Emu L. 3th Jan ' Voyage de I'Astrolabe' in Australian waters, 1826-29, under the command of Capt. M. J. Dumont d'Urville. The precise locality where the type was obtained is not recorded in the original description, but, with the exception of the extreme northern and north-western portions of the continent, it is distributed in favour- able situations throughout most parts of Australia and Tasmania. Specimens obtained by Mr. George Masters at King George's Sound
. The Emu : official organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Ornithology; Birds. 176 Howe, The Acunthiztp or Tii-Warbler^. r Emu L. 3th Jan ' Voyage de I'Astrolabe' in Australian waters, 1826-29, under the command of Capt. M. J. Dumont d'Urville. The precise locality where the type was obtained is not recorded in the original description, but, with the exception of the extreme northern and north-western portions of the continent, it is distributed in favour- able situations throughout most parts of Australia and Tasmania. Specimens obtained by Mr. George Masters at King George's Sound, and by Mr. Edwin Ashby near Perth, Western" Australia, have the crown of the head darker and the upper surface paler than Eastern examples. Specimens from Tasmania are larger and richer in colour, while those from Central Australia have that. Nest of Acaytthiza chrysorvhna in a fence. PHOTO, BY H. J, BENNETT, N«NNEELLA ESTATE. faded and washed-out appearance common to many species inhabiting hot and arid districts. The type locality, according to Mathews, is New South Wales and South Queensland. He adds seven sub-species, and names the Victorian bird G. c. sandlandi. I have found this bird from Gippsland to the far north-western Mallee districts. At Parwan, near Bacchus Marsh, it is exceedingly plentiful, and in August and September its large, bulky nest (made mostly of wool in grazing country) is to be seen in almost every other sheoak tree (Casuarina). During one season Mr. J. A. Ross found several sets of five eggs and one clutch of seven. In Gippsland the eggs are usually pure white, but on the open northern plain country they are invariably speckled with laint. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Melbourne : Royal Australasian Ornithologists
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