Stat. v.r. tree-tops, coast, gully scrubs 4.7
Brown; rump rufous; about bill tawny; eye, long bill black; legs flesh-color; f., sim. Insects.
299 Spotted Scrub-Wren (Striated), S. maculata, V., S.A., Kangaroo Is., W.A.
Stat. v.r. scrubby 4.5
Upper brown; tail black band tipped white; forehead, side of face black; stripe above, very small patch below eye, marks on edge of wing white; under grayish-white, sometimes washed yellow; throat, chest grayish-white spotted (striated) black; f., duller. Insects.
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300[*] Superb-Warbler, Blue-Wren (-Bonnet, -Tit, -Cap, -Head), Mormon-Wren, Cocktail, Malurus cyanochlamys, E.A., S.A., Kangaroo Is.
Stat. v.c. gardens 5
Crown, behind ear, upper-back enamel-blue; throat, chest, hind-neck, lower-back black; tail deep-blue; f.,[*] brown; round eye reddish-brown; under lighter; bill reddish-brown. Insects. "Animated song." "Lovely bird."
301 Black-backed Superb-Warbler (Wren), M. melanonotus, E.A., C.S.A. (inland).