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Y, iy similar to M. novaa-hollandise, but feathers of white cheeks 

 are a littl< Long< r and more hair-like, not forming a well-defined oval 

 patch at in the other species The bill is a little longer and stronger. 



Hill, OS to 0'9 in. ; wing, 2*8 to 3*1 in. 



Hal..: (ti 



356. M. srriri'H. Gld., White-cheeked M • iter. 



Qeneral appearance black, white, and yellow; feathers of mantle 

 blackish-brown, edged with whitish and brownish-grey ; feathers of 

 fore-neck short, entirely black. 

 Hah. : 2, 3, 4. 



H. liivstaralis. Gld., Moustached Honey-eater. 



Adult female differs from M. sericea as follows : — The white 

 feathers on upper part of head are restricted to the long superciliary 

 stripe, leaving the n ii* lille part of forehead and base of culmen black ; 

 the \\ hite elongated feathers of cheeks include some of the ear coverts 

 and terminate in a point towards the Bhouldero. 

 Hab. : 9. 



PS — MANORHIN A. — Post-auricular region bare of feathers. 



■. llirlaiiophrys. Lath., Bell Minah (Bell-bird). 



General colour of plumage olive-green above, under parts yellow- 

 ish ; red spot behind eye. 

 Hab. : 4. 



H a obsoiira. Gld Myzantha obscura), Dusky Minah. 



Mantle brownish grey ; abdomen white ; rump and upper tail 

 coverts like rest of back, dull grey ; forehead and crown grey. 

 Hal). : (6), 9. 



360. !H. Jjarrilla. Lath. (Myzantha garrula), Noisy Minah. 



Mantle br<>\\ nish-grey ; abdomen white : breast arrow-marked ; 

 forehead whitish : crown black. 



Total length, 10 in : bill, 1 in. ; wing, 5 to li in. ; tail, 5 5 in. 

 Hab/: 3, 4,5, 6. 



361. .11. flaviiiiila. Gld. (Myzantha flavignla), Yellow-throated Minah. 



Mantle brownish -grey , abdomen white; rump and upper tail 

 coverts white ; breast arrow-barred. Wing, 5 5 to 4*8 m. : tail, 

 4-7 to 4-M in. 



Hab. : 1,3, 7. 9. 



362. M. lutea, Gld. (sub sp. of M. flavigula), (Myzantha lutea), Yellow 



Minah. 



Win-. ~>~.~, in. ; tail. 525 in. 

 II ,1.. : I, 8. 



- A.CANTHO H.liKA.- Bill of about same length as rest of head, 

 curved; culmen ridged ; nostrils longitudinal and operculated j tail 

 nearh as Long as wing — 5 to 7 in. — ami graduated ; tarsi scutellated 

 and short. 

 \. < aruiH nl.Ua. Lath . Red wattle Bird. 



Principal colours grej and brown, with white longitudinal marks. 

 Wattles blood red. Length oi wattles Less than 0*5 in. 



Bab. . 3, i. 6, 7 9 

 \. iii:iiiris. Gld . Jfellow-wattle Bird. 



Similar to A. camnculata. Watt Length of wattles 



more than 1 in. 



Bab, : 5. 

 \. nirllhora. Lath., Brush Wattle-bird. 



Bub gen. Anellobia has no wattles ; tail i ted. 



Plumage dark, much Lined and spotted with wniu ; feathers of 



muni l«- u ith white central sti • 

 i. 5. 



