46 MELIPHAGID®. 
The eggs of the Graceful Honey-eater are richly coloured, and 
resemble those of P. gracilis and P. fusca. They are of a pinkish- 
buff or deep salmon-pink, spotted with chestnut-red and lavender 
or lilac. The markings are chiefly confined to the broad end. 
Three examples measure respectively: °79 by °58; -78 by °59. 
2. West Australia, 4th Sept. Gould Coll. 
1. Fowday, West Australia, 4th Sept. Crowley Bequest. 
(J. Gould: Tristram Coll.). 
Ptilotis plumula, Gould. 
Meliphaga plumula, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 8 (1845-64). 
Ptilotis plumula, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 516 (1865); Gadow, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 245 (1884); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. 
eo p. 205 (1889) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 407 
(1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 83 (1906). 
The eggs of the Plumed Honey-eater in the Collection very 
closely resemble those of P. ornata. Two examples measure re- 
spectively : °79 by ‘59; -87 by °62. 
2. West Australia, 7th Dec. Gould Coll. 
Ptilotis penicillata (Gould). 
Ptilotis penicillata, Gould, Handb, Birds Austy.i. p. 519 (1865) ; Gadow, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 244 (1884); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. 
Birds, p. 205, pl. xii. fig. 15 (1889) ; Ne ehrk. "Kat. Etersamml. p. 82 
(1899) ; Campbell, Nests & Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 403 (1901) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 83 (1906). 
The eggs of the White-plumed Honey-eater are of a pointed oval 
shape and slightly glossy. They are of a pinkish-cream-colour, 
speckled and spotted with purplish-red, purplish-brown, and under- 
lying lavender. In some examples the markings are confined to 
the broad end; in others they are evenly spread over the entire 
surface of the shell. The ground-colour is often suffused with 
darker pink at the broad end. Specimens measure from -71 to 
*9 in length, and from *52 to ‘59 in breadth. 
3. Australia. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
2. Australia. Gould Coll. 
1. Queensland. T. Carter, Esq. [C.] 
2. Bugan River, New South Wales, Crowley Bequest. 
13th Sept. (A. J. North). 
3. Dobroyd, NS .W., 9th Dec. Crowley Bequest. 
(A. J. N.). 
3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.}. 
3. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria [P.1. 
2. Victoria. Govt. of Victoria | P.]. 
2. Melbourne, 5th Sept. W. Radcliffe Saunders, Esq. 
[P.]. 
