Abstract
The habitat of the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in the Victoria River District is described, with particular reference to the density of the riparian grass Chionachne cyathopoda, based on 75 vegetation transects sampled in 39 fairy-wren territories. This paper also clarifies confusion about the primary habitat of the fairy-wren with respect to another riparian grass, Mnesithea rottboellioides, which shares with C. cyathopoda the common name Canegrass. To assist successful management and conservation we provide a guide to correctly distinguish these two grasses and recommend the use of the common name Rivergrass for C. cyathopoda and Northern Canegrass for M. rottboellioides.
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