9. MANORHINA. 259 



{Myzantha). Anterior toes and claws short, especially the outer 

 toe. Tarsus short, covered with many scales, which are sometimes 

 fused. Postocular region bare of feathers. 



_ In spite of the diflerenccs mentioned above, the genus Myzantha 

 IS only subgenerically distinct from Manoihina, and is here united 

 to it. 



Range. Australia. 



Key to the Species. 



a. General colour of plumage oHve-green above ; 



underpaits yeUowish melammhrys, p. 2.j9, 



6. i\Jant]e browmsh grey; abdomen white. 



a'. Rump and upper tail-coverts like rest of back. 



a''. Forehead whitish, crown black gairida, p. 260. 



b". Forehead and crown grey ohscura, p. 260*. 



b'. Eump and upper tail-coverts white \flaciijiila,T^.2Q\. 



j Men, p. 202. 



1. Manorhina melanophrys. 



Tardus melanophrys, Lath. Ind. Ont. Suppl. p. xhi. 



Maiiorina viiidis, Bonn, et Vieill. Enc. Mefh. pt. ii. p. 692; VieUI Gal 



des Ois. pi. 149 ; Jard. ^- Selhy, III. Orn. ii. pi. 78. 

 Manoihina viridis, Vieill. Gal. des Ois. pi. 149. 

 Myzantha flavirostris, Viy. ^- Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 319 (18'>6) 

 Myzantha melanophrys, Guuld, B. Austr. iv. pi. 80 ; Diqales, Orn 



Austr. text. ' ./^ ; 



Manorhina melanophrys, Bp. C. A. i. p. 395; Gonld, Handb. B 

 Austr. 1 ^.579- Gray ITand-l. B. i. p. 160, no. 2094; Bamsay, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. A'i S. W. ii. p. 191. "" 



Advlf. All the upper parts uniform yellowish olive-green ; wings 

 and tail brown, the latter and the secondaries strongly washed wifh 

 yellowish olive ; primaries with slightly paler edges ; under surface 

 ot tail-feathers with a peculiar strong yellow gloss ; under wino-- 

 coverts and under surface of quills brownish grey ; all the rest of 

 the underi)arts dull greenish yellow ; cheeks, eyelids, a few feathers 

 above the eye, and some of the nasal plumes dull blackish • lores 

 and pra>ocular region rather bright vellow ; " bill and feet yellow ■ 

 eye brownish, eyelash leaden grey; bare space below and 'behind 

 the eye orange-red " (Gould). Culmen 0-7 inch, wing 3-5-3-8 tail 

 3-3-4, tarsus U-8-0-9. ' 



Touny birds are like adults, but have the yellow in front of the 

 eye less developed. 



Ilab. Victoria and New South Walts to the Wide-Eay district. 



a. Ad. sk. New South Wales. Purchased 



b. Ad. St. New South Wales. J. Gould E«q 



c. d cT ad sk. New South Wales. Gould CoUection. 



e,f, y. Ad. sk. Queensland (focherelT). F. D. Godman and 0. Sal- 

 , r ,-, J , . ,. Tin, Esqrs. rP.l 



A. Lc? J ad- sk, Australia. Linnean Society [P.]. 



(Type of M.Jiavirostris, W'^. & Horsf.) 

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