234 meliphagid.t:. 



throat wljite ; all the feathers of the rest of the underparts of the body 

 gre}'ish olive-brown, with a broad white longiti;dinal streak ; flanks 

 more uniform l)rownish grey ; abdomen and under tail-coverts in- 

 clining- to dull whitish yellow ; under wing-coverts and inner margin 

 of quills creani-colour. Culmen 0'7-0'85 inch, wing 2'9-3"2, tail 

 2-6-2-8, tarsus 0-86-0-96. 

 Hah. Timor. 



13. Ptilotis sonora. 



Ptilotis sonora, Gould, P. Z. S. 1840, p. 160 ; id. B. Austr. iv. pi. 33 ; 



id. Hundb. B. Austr. i. p. 504 ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 392 ; Cab. Mus. 



Hein. i. p. 118. 

 Meliphaga sonora, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 122. 

 "Melipbaga vittata, CVy.," Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 156, uo. 2018. 



Adnlt. Upper parts pale earthy brown, with a very faint tinge of 

 yellowish olive ; the feathers of the crown and hind neck slightly 

 darlcer towards the shaft : wings and tail light brown, the outer webs 

 strongly washed with bright olive-yellow ; a black streak extending 

 from the lores, through the eye, down the sides of the neck ; sub- 

 ocular region and ear-coverts bright yellow ; behind the ear-coverts a 

 spot of greyish white ; underparts dingy yellowish grey, each feather 

 with a diffused longitudinal patch of pale brown ; under wing- 

 coverts and inner margin of quills pale fulvous ; rest of the under 

 surface of the reraiges and tail with a strong silky yellow gloss ; 

 " bill black ; iris dark brown ; legs and feet greenish grey " 

 (Gould). Culmen 0-7-0-8 incb, wing 3-7-3-9, tail 3-.5-3-7, tarsus 

 0-95-1-0. 



Hub. Greater part of Australia. 



a. Var. sk. Australia. Gould Collection. 



b. Ad. sk. Australia. Gould Collection. 



c. d. tS ad. ; e. Ad. sk. S. Australia. Gould Collection. 



/, (I. S ? ad. sk. S. Australia. Sir George Grey [P.]. 



A. 'Ad. sk. S, Australia. C. D.Fortnum,Esq.[P.]. 



i. Ad. sk. Australia. Sir T. Mitchell [P.]. 



k. S ad. sk. River Darling. Gould Collection. 



I. Ad. sk. Port Lincoln. Purchased. 



m, n. Ad. sk. Queensland. F. D. Godman and 0. 



Salvin, Esqrs. [P.]. 



0. cJ juv. sk. " Port Essington Ex- Gould Collectiou. 



pedition." 



14. Ptilotis versicolor. 



Ptilotis versicolor, Gould, P. Z. S. 1S42, p. 136 ; id. B. Amtr. pi. 34 ; 

 id. Handb. B. Avxh: i. p. 506 ; Bp. C. A. i. p. 392 ; Eeichcnb. 

 V6(j. Neuholl. p. 342 ; id. Handb. p. 107, figs. 3347-48 ; liamsai/, 



