260 MELIPHAGID^. 



2. ManorMna garrula. 



Merops garrulus, Lath. Ind. Orn. Siippl. p. xxiv. 

 Graciilci melanocephala, Lath. Ind. Orn. Suppl. p. xxviii. 

 Philemon g-arrulus, Vieill. N. Diet, xxvii. p. 42/ (1818). 

 Myzantlia garrula, Viff. Sj- Jforsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 319 ; Gould, 



B. Austr. iv. pi. 76 ; id. Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 574 ; Diggles, Orn. 

 Atistr. pi. ; Ecichenb. Handb. MeropincB, p. 129, pi. 494. figs. 3476- 

 77 ; Ramsay.! Proc. Linn. Sue. ]V. S. W. ii. p. 191. 



Manorhina melanocephalus, Wagler, Syst. Av., Manorhina, sp. 1. 

 Manorhiua garrula, Oray, Gen. B. i. p. 127, pi. 38. fig. 7 (1847) ; id. 

 Hand-l. B. i. p. 160, no. 2095 ; Cab. Mus. Hein. i. p. 120 ; Bp. 



C. A. i. p. 395. 



Adult. The forehead, loral and praeociilar regions, and part of 

 cheeks greyish white ; crown of head duU black ; ear-coverts and 

 part of the sides of the upper throat black with silky gloss ; all the 

 upper parts light greyish brown ; the feathers of the hind neck with a 

 narrow subterminal margin of whitish ; mantle slightly, most of the 

 webs of the secondaries strongly, washed with olive-yellow ; rest of 

 wings brown, the primaries with whitish margins towards their 

 tips ; tail greyish brown, the terminal third inclining to brownish 

 white ; angle of chin lemon-yellow ; an indistinct longitudinal streak 

 down the centre of the upper throat dusky grey ; rest of underparts 

 of the body greyish white ; feathers of the fore neck and breast with 

 a narrow subterminal crescent-shaped mark of dusky brown ; under 

 wing-coverts, axillaries, aud flanks pale greyish brown ; inner 

 margin of quills white ; " iris dark hazel ; naked space beneath the 

 eye, bill, aud feet yellow " {Gould). 



Young and immature birds resemble the adult, but have the white 

 subterminal bars on the feathers of the upper parts much more pro- 

 nounced. 



Ad. (S . Culmen 0-9-l*l inch, wing 5"5-6'0, tail 5-6, tarsus 1'3. 

 Ad. $ . „ 0-9-1-0 „ „ 5-1-5-5, „ 5-0, „ 1-1-1-25. 



Hab. From the Wide-Bay district to Xew South Wales, Southern 

 Australia, and Victoria ; Tasmania. 



a. [ cJ ] ad. sk. Melbourne. Gould Collection. 



b. (S ad. sk. South Australia. Sir George Grey [-P.]. 



c. [ cJ ] ad. sk. New South Wales. Gould Collection. 



d. Ad. St. New South Wales. Purchased. 



e. Ad. 8t. New South Wales. Maj.-Gen.Hardwicke [P.]. 

 /, ff. Ad. sk. Queensland (Cockerell). F. D. Godman and 0. Sal- 



vin, Esqrs. [P.]. 

 h,i,k. Ad. ; Tasmania. J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P.]. 



/. 9 ad. sk. 

 m. Ad. sk. Tasmania, October 29, Goidd Collection. 



1843. 



3. Manorhina obscura. 



Mjzantha obscura, G-'o?/W, P Z. S. 1840, p. 159; id. B. Austr. 'w. 

 pi. 77 ; id. Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 576 ; Reichenb. Handb. Meropince, 

 p. 129, pi. 494. figs. 3474-75 ; id. Viig. Keuholl. no. 78 ; Diggles, 

 Orn. Austr. text ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. TV. ii. p. 191. 



