PTILOTIS. 45 
Ptilotis auricomis (Zath.). 
Ptilotis auricomis, Ramsay, Ibis, 1864, p. 248; Gould, Handb. Birds 
Austr. i. p. 511 (1865) ; Ramsay, Trans. Phil. Soc. N. S. W. 1865, 
p- 322, pl.i. fig. 5; Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 242 (1884) ; 
North, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 203, pl. xii. fig. 14 (1889) ; 
Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 82 (1899); Campbell, Nests § Eqgs Austr. 
Birds, i. p. 398, pl. 14 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 82 (1906). 
The eggs of the Yellow-tufted Honey-eater are of a broad oval 
shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish flesh-colour, 
speckled and spotted, chiefly at the broad end, with chestnut-red or 
purplish-red and lavender. On some specimens the markings 
form a zone round the broad end; on others they form an ill-defined 
cap. Examples measure from -82 to ‘9 in length, and from °63 to 
*68 in breadth. 
3. New South Wales (Z. P. Ramsay). Gould Coll. 
3. New South Wales (£. P. f.). Gould Coll. 
1. New South Wales, July (Sir D. Gould Coll. 
Cooper). 
2. Canterbury, N.S.W., 30th Oct. Crowley Bequest. 
[with an egg of Cuculus palli- 
dus (ef. Cat. Birds’ Kegs B. M. 
iii. p. 114, 1903) ]}. 
2. Dobroyd, N.S.W., 30th July Crowley Bequest. 
(EB. P. R.: Tristram Coil.). 
1. Dobroyd (2. P. R.: Tristram Crowley Bequest. 
Coll.). 
2. Dobroyd (Z. P. R.). Crowley Bequest. 
3. Roseville, N.S.W., 24th Sept. A. J. North, Esq. [ P.]. 
3. Sandhurst, Victoria, 19th Sept. Crowley Bequest. 
(A. J. North). 
Ptilotis cratitia, Gould. 
Ptilotis cratitia, Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 243 (1884) ; Campbell, 
Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 401 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. 
p- 83 (1906). 
The two eggs of the Wattled-cheeked Honey-eater collected by 
Mr. T. Carter differ from those described by Mr. Campbell in having 
the ground-colour pinkish-buff and salmon-colour respectively, 
instead of white. Both eggs are sparingly and finely spotted with 
reddish-brown and purplish-grey, the markings being most numerous 
round the larger end, where they form an irregular cap or zone, 
They measure respectively : ‘76 by °56 and °78 by °55. 
2. South Australia. T. Carter, Esq. [C.]. 
Ptilotis ornata, Gould. 
Ptilotis ornata, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 515 (1865); Gadow, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 244 (1884); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. 
Birds, p. 204 (1889); Nehrk. Kat. Eversamml. p. 82 (1899) ; 
Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 406, pl. 14 (1901) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 85 (1906). 
