MELIOENIS. An 



Meliornis longirostris (Gould). 

 (Plate II. fig. 4.) 



A/irtz-^je, ifrtw^-/. V. p. 87 (1906). ^ ^ ^ ' 



S:rp"4'l3"(T90t).'°"^""^^'^' ^-'^^^^^^-^^-^^^'^ ^.y^ ^4«... 



The eggs of the Long-billed Honey-eater are of a rather broad 

 oval form and devoid of gloss. They are of a creamy-buff colour 

 speckled, chiefly in the shape of a zone round the broad end with 



'rst 5? 7tbTQ'"-^-?"".^^rP^'^^ -— respectivdy: 

 /o by Ob ; 7o by -59 ; -To by -6 ; 77 by -57. 



9 WpSaT^I-^- Gould Coll. 



2. West Austraha. Gould Coll. 



Meliornis sericea (Gould). 



MeUphaga sericea, J/„>„. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 5 (1845-54) 

 Mehorms ^encea G.«/^. Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 490 (ISQoUGadol] 



li'I"] ■' P'-..^;';.^-- ^^ (1^^9); Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, i. p. 414 (1901) ; Sharpe, Rand-l. ^ . p. 88 (1906). 



Two eggs of the White-cheeked Honey-eater are of a regular 



rififP v^fl^ Tl '[^^^^^^^ ^^''''^'- T^^^ ^^« P^i*' cream-colour, 

 speckled, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lilac-red 

 Ihey measure respectively : -8 by -6 ; -77 by -6. 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Meliornis mystacalis (Gould). 

 Meliphagamystacalis, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. ^.. 6 (1845-54) 



1. p. 410 (lyui) ; tiharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 88 (1906). 



.rW *^° ^^g^ «^ ^}^ Moustached Honey-eater in the Collection 

 are of a rather broad oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of 



ZLlTrltri'^"'^'^^ f "^y '' '''' ^^°^^ ^^'i' ^it^ specks 

 and spots of reddish-brown or deep chocolate-brow- and underlying 

 lilac, Ihey measure respectively : -78 by -61 ; -8 by -6. ° 



2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 



