660 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 



Glyciphila melanops (Lath.). 



Glijcyphila melanops Sharpe, Hist. Coll. Brit. Miis. ii. 

 p. 127 (1905) ; Math. p. 94. 



a-c. S ? . King River, 7th-19th Sept. 



d-g. S 2 imm. Big Grove, 23rd March-gist April. 



h. J • Arthur River, 25th June. 



i, /t. (J ? . Parker's Range, 13th Aug. 



/. ? . Stockpool, 24th Jan. 



Iris dark brown ; bill black ; legs olive-black. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 6'5-7*25 inches. 



[The Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater was plentiful in the 

 south-west ; it was observed as far inland as Southern Cross, 

 where, however, it was more or less replaced by G. albifrons 

 Gould.— G. C. S.'\ 



ACANTHORHYNCHUS SUPERCILIOSUS (Gould). 



Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Math. p. 93. 



a-d. ? et ? imm. King River, 7th Dec.-4th Jan. 



e-g. ? et ? imm. Big Grove, 26th March-21st April. 



Iris crimson in the adult, dark grey in the immature 

 bird ; bill black ; legs dark brown. 



[The Western Spine-billed Honey-eater was very abun- 

 dant around Albany, and was observed as far north as 

 Beverley and Perth, but it did not extend inland. — 



G. c. sr[ 



Melithreptus leucogenys Milligan. 



Melithreptus leucogenys Math. p. 92. 



a, b. c?. Arthur River, 18th & 22nd June. 



c, d. (^ ? . Crookerdine Lake, 17th July. 



e,f. <S . Dale River, 15th & 16th Dec. 



Iris hazel; bare skin round eye dull yellow, occasionally 

 tinged with bluish below ; bill black ; legs of a yellowish- 

 horn-colour. 



Total length, measured in the flesh, 5*5 inches. 



[The Western Brown-headed Honey-eater is gregarious 

 in its habits and plentiful in many parts of the south-west, 

 except in the extreme coastal districts ; it was observed as 

 far inland as Southern Cross. — G. C. S.'] 



