Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)

Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis) - HBW 11, p. 581

French: Mégalure brune German: Schwarzbauch-Lerchensänger Spanish: Yerbera Parda
Other common names: Brown Singing Lark, Black-breasted Songlark

Taxonomy: Megalurus cruralis Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Sidney, Australia.
Striking morphological differences from C. mathewsi suggest that the two species may not be closely related and should perhaps be placed in separate genera. Monotypic.

Distribution: Australia, breeding almost entirely S of Tropic of Capricorn; non-breeding across much of interior.