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 1130. Melithreptus lunatus vinitinctus. 



Mellthreptim vinilim-lux De Vis, Pro/: Roy. Soc. Queeiml. vol. i. p. 15'J. 1884 : Norman River, 

 Queensland. 



Gay Honey Eater. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 735. 



Range : Qneeusland (Gulf of Carpentaria). 



1140. Melithreptus lunatus albogularis. 



Melithrepliis allwiinlarix fiould, l^ioc. Zoul. tioc. (Luml.) 1847. p. 2M (184S) ; North Queensland. 



White-throated Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 734 (pars). 

 Range: North Queensland. 



1141. Melithreptus lunatus subalbogTilaris subsp. n. 



Allied White-naped Honey Eater. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 734 (pars). 



Differs from M. I. albogularis in its smaller size and paler coloration. 



Type: North-West Australia (Derby), No. 8478. 



Range : North-West Australia. 



1142. Melithreptus gularis gularis. 



Haematops gularis Gould, Si/nops. Birds Aiistr. pt. i. pi. 17. 1837 ; Interior New South Wales. 



Black-chinned Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 737 (pars). 

 Range : New South Wales, Victoria. 



1143. Melithreptus gularis loftyi subsp. n. 



Southern Black-chinned Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 737 (pars). 



Differs from M. g. gularis in its paler coloration above, although as dark on the 

 under-snrface. 



Type : South Australia, No. 93U2. 

 Range : South Australia. 



1144. Melithreptus gularis laetior. 



Melithreptes Uuitior Gould, Ann. May. Xat. Hist. ser. iv. vol. xvi. p. 287. 1875 : Northern Territory. 



Golden-backed Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 738. 

 Range : Northern Territory. 



1145. Melithreptus gularis coongani subsji. n. 



Northern Black-chinned Honey Eater. 



Differs from M. g. laetior in its more pallid coloration, pale yellowish green 

 above, especially noticeable (ui the mantle, and is also whiter on the under-snrface. 

 Type : North-West Australia (Coongan River), No. 2089. 

 Range : North-West Australia. 



