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17. Philemon buceroides, Swainson. 



Tropidorhynchus buceroides, Gould, B. of Austr., Suppl., pi. xliv. ; id. Handb. B. Austr., vol. i. p. 

 547; Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 124. 



One specimen from Cape York, agreeing with specimens in Mr Godman's collection. 

 [No. 160, $. Leatherhead. Eyes dark red; bill and skin about the head black. 

 Stomach contained beetles and other insects.] 



18. Myzomela obscura, Gould. 



Myzomela obscura, Gould, B. of Austr., vol. iv., pi. lxvii. ; id. Handb. B. Austr., vol. i. p. 559 ; 

 Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 125. 



A single skin from Cape York. [No. 159, $ . Eyes brown.] 1 



19. DiccBum liirundinaceum, Shaw. 



Dicceum liirundinaceum, Gould, B. of Austr., vol. ii., pi. xxxiv. ; id. Handb. B. Austr., vol. i. 

 p. 581 ; Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 125. 



A single specimen in full plumage, from Cape York. [No. 149, $ . Eyes black ; 

 legs and bill black. Stomach contained green fruit.] 



20. Nectarinia frenata, Mull. 



Nectarinia austr alis, Gould, B. of Austr., Suppl., pi. xlv. ; id. Handb. B. Austr., vol. i. p. 584 ; 

 Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 125. 



Three specimens from Cape York Island (two males in full plumage, and a female) of 

 this Sunbird, which Mr Sclater has recently shown to be the Nectarinia frenata of 

 Miiller (see Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 104). [No. 153, J ; 154, $ ; 155, ?. Eyes 

 brown ; legs and bill black. Stomach contained small insects.] 



21. Zostcrops luteus, Gould. 



Zosterqps luteus, Gould, B. of Austr., vol. iv., pi. Ixxxiii. ; id. Handb. B. Austr., vol. i. p. 590 ; 

 Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1878, p. 125. 



One specimen from Booby Island [No. 197, ?. Eyes brown ; feet and bill with a 

 bluish tinge. Stomach had small seeds], which agrees with a specimen of this species 

 collected by Macgillivray, kindly lent to me by Mr Gould for comparison. 



1 Mr Gould says " bright red." 

 (zool. chall. exp. — part viii.— 1880). H 12 



