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ll'Hi. Meliphaga phrygia tregellasi siilisp. n 

 Sontliprii Uejjeut Honi'v Eater. 

 MatliiMvs, Handlist No. 7(i4 (piu's). 

 Differs from M. p. phrygia in l)('iiig iiuicli liliicicer aliuvi'. 

 Type : Victoria, No. a812. 

 Hiuige : Vii-toriii, Scmrli Australia. 



Gauus STIGMATOFS 



Stigiiiudip.'i Gould, Ihindh. Birih .\u>.ti: vol. i. p. jDU. LSG-j. 



Type (by inonotypy) : S. indistincta (Vigors and Ilor-sfield). 

 11 97. Stigmatops indistincta indistincta. 



MeViphagii hidintiiwta Vigors and Horsfield, Trails. Lhin. .Sm. (A(j«r/.) vol. xv. p. 31.'). IX'Jii : King 

 George's Sound, West Australia. 



Least Honey Eater. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 765 (pars). 



Range: South Westralia. 



jVo^g.— Gould described two species of i!l>/cijdiila 'i in the Synopis. Birds Anstr. 

 lit. iv. Ajip. G. 1838 as follows : 



G. ? ocularis : Van Diemen's Land. 



G. ? suhocularis : New South Wales. 



Later he stated that G. ocularis came fi'om Now South AVales, and G. sxbocalaris 

 he attempted to apply to a bird he had received from the North-West Coast. Most 

 writers have indicated their belief that subocularis was based upon a young specimen 

 of ocularis, while as many recognised that the North- West bird was separable. 

 The accumulation of large series of this bird proves that many races can be 

 differentiated, and also that G. subocularis was founded on a young bird, and that 

 in view of the indeterminate locality it is better suppressed as a synonym of 

 G. ocularis. Moreover, the oldest name for the species is Mcli plmija indistincta 

 Vigors and HursHeld, as pointed out in the Cat. Birds Brit. Mns. vol. ix. p. 213. 

 1884, but not utilised. 



ll'JcS. Stigmatops indistincta ocularis. 



Uhjiipliita } ocularis Gould, Si/iiaps. Bir(U AkkIi: pt. iv. .App. p. 0. 183S : New South Wales. 



Synonym : 

 Glyciphila ? siibutulariH Gould, Si/iuijis. Bints Aiish. pt. iv. App. p. Ij. 1838 : New South Wales. 



Eastern Least Honey Eater. 



Mathews, Handlist No, 765 (pars). 



Hange : CJueensland, New South Wales, Victoria. 



1199. Stigmatops indistincta rufescens siiLsji. n. 



Northern Least Honey Eater. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 765 (pars). 



A rnfons brown phase, quite distinct from any other: the colouring tliroughout 

 being sandy or rufous where in tlie type it is brownish or olive or some shade of 

 those colours. 



Type: Northern Territory (Crawford Springs), No. 5344. 



Range : Northern Territory. 



