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genns splitters. Thougb the Australian species have so far escaped attention from 

 such, the New Guinea species have been split off. I consider that tiiosi' who would 

 accept such genera as XautliotiH would also need genera as follows. Caloptilotis 

 (uov.) for P. macleayana Ramsa)- : Paraptilotis (nov.) for /'. fmca Gould: 

 Lophoptilotis (nov.) for P. leadheateri McCJoy : and Ptilotula (nov.) for P.Jlate&ceiu 

 Gould. P. rorherelli Gould would seem to be better ]iliiccd in Glicijjliila, but I will 

 deal with the classification of the Honey Eaters in more detail later. The present 

 usage can only be (considered as of a temporary character. 



Genus MELIORNIS. 

 Melioniis Gray, List Genera Binlx 1S40. p. lo. 



Type (by orig. desig.) : ,1A. nnrnehnUonfline (Latham). 



120'J. Meliornis pyrrhoptera pyn'hoptera. 



Cerlliid pi/irhojileni Latham, Inile.f Ornitli. Sup/>l. p. xx.xviii. IHOI : Xew South Wales. 



Synonyms : 

 Certhia ituntvalaitiami Shaw, Gen. ZoiA. vol. viii. p. 2'2G. ixil : New South Wales. 

 Melithreptus melannleucux Vieillot, Nimr. Diet. d'Hixl. A'al. vol. xiv. p. 328. 1817 : New South Wales. 



Crescent Honey Eater. 



Mathews, IlctmlUst No. T'.'T (pars). 



Range : Queensland, New South Wales. 



Vr^\. Meliornis pyrrhoptera indistincta suljsp. n. 



Southern Crescent Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, HaixlUM No. 707 (pars). 



Differs from M. p. pyrrhoptera in its darker coloration aJiove, especially on tin' 

 head, forming a cap ; much greener on the wing. 

 Type : South Australia, No. 5565. 

 Range : Victoria, South Australia. 



1271. Meliornis pyrrhoptera halmaturina. 



LiAmera Jial mnliirinii Campbell, ICiiiii vol. v. p. 14 i. I'.IOli : Kangaroo Island. 

 Kangaroo Island Crescent Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 798. 

 Range : Kangaroo Island. 



1272. Meliornis pyrrhoptera inornata. 



Meliphaga imii-ii,tl,t Gould, Si/mpx. Binh Aii^lr. pt. iv. App. p. 5. 1838 : Tasmania. 



Tasmaniau Crescent Honey Eater. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 707 (pars). 

 Range : Tasmania. 



127;;. Meliornis novaehoUandiae novaehoUand ae. 



Cerlhia novarhoUiiiidiae Latham, Iinlej- Urmlh. vol. i. p. -'W. \1W Xew .South Wales. 



Synonyms : 

 .Uelijiliiiiiu hiilyuiinit Stephens, in Shaw's Gen. Xunl. .\iv. p. -Jlil. 18-'l'i : Xew South Wales. 

 Meliphaga harbata Swainson, Classi/. Binh vol. ii. p. 32ii. 1837 : New South Wales. 



