239 



Subspecies o. Ptilotis fusciventris. 



Ptilotis flaviventris, Gray, P. Z. S. 1801, p. 429 (pt.). 

 Xanthotis fusciventris, S'alvad. Ann. Mas. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 947 (1875), 

 xvi. p. 79 ; id. Orn. Papuasia etc. ii. p. 348. 



Adult. Closely allied and very similar to P. chn/sotis, but Avith the 

 uuderparts less rufescent, tlie throat clearer grey, the whole breast 

 greenish olive, and the abdomen mottled with brownish grey. 



ffah. Batanta and Waigiou. 



19. Ptilotis meyeri. 



Ptilotis pyiThotis, Mepcr (nee Less. liev. Zool. 1840, p. 271), Sitsh 

 ^ Ak. Wiss. Wien, Ixx. p. 206 (1874). 



Xanthotis meyeri, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 947 (1875) 

 xvi. p. 79 ; id. Orn. Papuasia etc. ii. p. 349. 



" Upper parts ashy brown (fuscous grey), paler on the underparts ; 

 behind the car-coverts a small band of rich golden yellow ; throat 

 grey ; upper wing-coverts faintl}- edged with rufous ; under wing- 

 coverts rufous-grey ; inner margin of quills rufous ; shafts of the 

 remiges and rectrices dark brown above, white below : bill and feet 

 black. Culmen 1-1 inch, wing 4-1, tail 3-4, tarsus 0-9." 



Hah. Jobi Island. {Salvadori.) 



20. Ptilotis flavigularis. 



Melithreptes Havicollis (with M. liavigiila), Vieill. Nouv. Diet Hist 

 Nat. xiv. p. 325 (1817). 



Ptilotis flayiffula, Gould, P. Z. S. 1838, p. 24 ; id. B. Austr. iv. pi 35 • 

 id Handb. L Austr. i. p. 508; Pp. C. A. i. p. 392: Cab. Mm. 

 Ilein. 1. p. 118. 



MelipLaga ilavigula, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 122. 



Meliphaga llavicollLs, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 150, no. 2021. 



Ptilotis Havicollis, Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Sue. N. S. WAi. p. 189. 

 Adult. Entire crown, occiput, and sides of head blackish silky o-rey 

 with dark central streaks ; a few feathers behind the ear-opouin'Mjale 

 yellow ; the whole chin, throat, edge of wing, and part of the under 

 wmg-coverts bright gamboge-yeUow ; aU the upper parts, iucludiuo- 

 the tail and the outer webs of the remiges, uniform rich olive-yullow° 

 inner web of the remiges brown, broadly edged with pale fulvous 

 yellow ; under surface of tail-feathers silky jeUow ; sides of neck 

 fore neck, and chest dull smoky grey, changing into duU ..revish 

 yellow on the abdomen and Hanks ; under tail-coverts and th'io-hs 

 brown at base, broadly edged or tipped with yellow ; " bill bladi • 

 interior of the bill, and tho throat and tongue rich olive ; iris vvood- 

 brown ; feet brownish lead-colour " {Goidd). 



Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsus, 



in- m. in. ;„ 



Ad. 6 0-7-0-8 4-0-4-4 4-2-4-4 n 



Ad. $ 07 3-65 3-G qq 



Jlub. South Australia, N'iutoria, JVew South W ales, and Tasmania 



