( 411 ) 



Differs from /'. r. ckri/snti.-i iu its darker cdloratidu aljove ami liejow, csjiecially 

 (111 tlirout and 1)reast, and its liaviiifi; a black line of feathers over tiie yellow ear- 

 ]ialcli. 



Type: South Australia (Port Angusta), No. 'J938. 



Range : South Australia. 



l-,>5(i. Ptilotis chrysotis planasi. 



Pliliillx jiliiHiisi Campbell. Emu vol. x. p. U\8. IttlO ; Xapier Bi-u(ime Bay, Nortli-VVost Australia. 



Yellow-necked Honey Eater. 

 Range: North-West Australia. 



Ii51. Ptilotis chrysotis andersoni subsp. u. 



Large-billed Yellow-necked Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 787 (pars). 



Differs from P. c. phiriasi in its longer and stonter bill, and iu being paler 

 above and less yellow below. 



Type: Mount Anderson, North-West Australia, No. i_i441. 

 Range : Interior of North-West Australia. 



VIW2.. Ptilotis flavescens flavescens. 



Piilolixfiavescens Gould, Proc Zmit. Sue. (L'i,i,l.) IS'Ad. p. 144 (1840) : North-West Coast Australia. 



Yellow-tinted Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Ilamllist No. 788 (])ars). 

 Range : North-West Australia (Derby). 



l~!5;j. Ptilotis flavescens wyndhami snbsp. n. 

 Pale-yellow-tinted Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, HanJlist No. 788 (pars). 



Differs from P . f.fiacescens in its paler coloration, the yellow on the head only 

 indicated, more uniform upper-surface, and obscurely striped nnder-snrface. 

 Type: North-West Australia (Wyndham), No. 328ii. 

 Range : North-West Australia, Northern Territory. 



1'2.")4. Ptilotis flavescens subg'ermana snbsji. n. 



Queensland (irey-tinted Honey Eater. 



Mathews, Hamllist No. 789. 



Auhillish brown-coloured bird almve like P . f. Jiavescens,\n\\ with no green 

 whatever, and instead of yellow is uniformly grey, with stripiugs very obscurely 

 indicated ; brown ear-stripe followed by tinge of yellow only, and preceded by 

 greenish. 



Type : North (Queensland (( !airns), No. 3283. 



Range : North Queensland. 



]2.j.i. Ptilotis flava flava. 



y'/,7n/;»>i™Gould, l'ri„\/.„„l. S,u: {Lnml.) 1K4-'. p. 1 .'it! ( 1 84:)) : Xortli Coast .\ustralia (Capf York"). 



Yellow Honey Eater. 



Mathews, IIiiihIIIM No. T'.in (pars). 



Range : North (jtiiccushuid ("tape York). 



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