 In the early 20th century , Australian ornithologists started using the name Manorina melanocephala instead , because it was listed first by Latham in 1801 . This usage did not follow the letter of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature , and in 2009 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature <unk> the current name by formally suppressing the name M. <unk> . The species name melanocephala is derived from the Ancient Greek words <unk> " black " , and <unk> " head " , referring to its black crown . Other common names include Mickey miner and <unk> . Four subspecies are recognised , including subspecies leachi found in eastern Tasmania . The mainland population was split into three subspecies in 1999 by Richard <unk> — <unk> from Cape York Peninsula in Queensland as far south as <unk> , <unk> from central Queensland and inland New South Wales west of <unk> , and the nominate subspecies melanocephala from southeastern New South Wales , Victoria , and southern South Australia . There are broad zones where birds are intermediate between subspecies . Further study is required to settle the taxonomic status of these populations . 
