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centre of the upper throat dull white ; lower throat and foreneck 

 pale greyish-brown ; remainder of the under surface and under 

 tail coverts white, very faintly tinged with pale creamy-brown, and 

 which extends on to the feathers of the foreneck in some speci- 

 mens. " Bill dark horn colour, the base of lower mandible pale ; 

 legs and feet lead-grey ; iris dull earthy-brown " (Whitlock). 

 Total length (of skin), 4 inches; wing 2.4, tail 1.75, bill 0.35, 

 tarsus 0.6. 



Adult Female. — Similar in plumage to the male. 



Nestling. — Resembles the adult in plumage, but has a narrow 

 ring of small whitish feathers around the eye, tinged with yellow- 

 ish-green, the latter colour also extending on to feathers of the sides 

 of the head, chin, throat, foreneck, and the outer webs of most 

 of the quills. Total length (of skin), 3 inches; wing 1.95, tail i. 



Habitat. — Lake Way, East Murchison District, Western Aus- 

 tralia. 



Remarks. — The genus Lacuslroica is allied to Entomophila, 

 and to that section of it which includes E. picta, but differs from 

 it principally in having a shorter bill, longer tarsi, and a different 

 wing-formula. In its dull colours it more closely approaches 

 E. albigularis and E. rufigularis. Lacustroica inconspicua 

 would fittingly designate this modestly plumaged little Honey- 

 eater inhabiting the vicinity of Lake VVay, but in response to a 

 request from the owner of the specimens, who has done so much 

 recently to advance Australian ornithology, I have associated 

 with it the name of his son, Mr. Alfred Henry Ebsworth White, 

 who, although yet young in years, I am informed is worthily follow- 

 ing in his father's footsteps. Although generically allied to 

 Entomophila, White's Honey-eater is an entirely new and distinct 

 species, having no near ally, and may easily be distinguished 

 from any other member of the family Meliphagidse inhabiting 

 Australia. 



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