EXPLANATION" OP PLATE V 



Pior. 1. Portion of a skin of MeUthreptiis brepirosfr}s-,Y\gorfi and Horsfield, 

 Short-billeil Honey-eater. 



,, 2. Portion of a skin of Melithreptus mrri/iiu-oxfrix, Nortli. 

 Larjje-billed Honey-eater, 



„ 3. Nest and eggs of Ptilotis versicolor, Gonld. 

 Varied Honey-eater. 

 (Pigs. 1 and 2. Natural size. Fig. 3. About two-tliirds natural size). 



