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Meliornis longirostris (Gould). 
(Plate IT. fig. 4.) 
Meliornis longirostris, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 488 (1865) ; 
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 254 (1884); North, Nests §& Eggs 
Austr. Birds, p. 192 (1889) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamm/!. p. 82 (1899) ; 
Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 87 (1906). 
Meliornis novee hollandiz longirostris, Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. 
Birds, i. p. 415 (1901). 
The eggs of the Long-billed Honey-eater are of a rather broad 
oval form and devoid of gloss. They are of a creamy-buff colour, 
speckled, chiefly in the shape of a zone round the broad end, with 
purplish-red and lavender. Four examples measure respectively : 
efavby 7085 ‘“(o by -69; -7o by “6; 77 by 57. 
2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 
2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 
Meliornis sericea (Gould). 
Meliphaga sericea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xvi. fig. 5 (1845-54). 
Meliornis sericea, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 490 (1865) ; Gadow, 
Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 254 (1884); North, Nests § Eggs Austr. 
Birds, p. 193, pl. xii. fig. 19 (1889); Campbell, Nests § LEygs 
Austr. Birds, i. p. 414 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 88 (1906). 
Two eggs of the White-cheeked Honey-eater are of a regular 
oval shape and very slightly glossy. They are pale cream-colour, 
speckled, chiefly at the broad end, with reddish-brown and lilac-red. 
They measure respectively: -8 by 6; °77 by ‘6. 
2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 
Meliornis mystacalis (Gould). 
Meliphaga mystacalis, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab, xvi. fig. 6 (1845-54). 
Meliornis mystacalis, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 491 (1865) ; 
Gadow, Cat. Birds B. M. ix. p. 255 (1884); North, Nests § Eggs 
Austr. Birds, p. 194 (1889); Campbell, Nests § Eggs Austr. Birds, 
i. p. 415 (1901) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 88 (1906). 
The two eggs of the Moustached Honey-eater in the Collection 
are of a rather broad oval shape and slightly glossy. They are of 
a pale cream-colour, marked, chiefly at the broad end, with specks 
and spots of reddish-brown or deep chocolate-brown and underlying 
lilac. They measure respectively : *78 by *61; °8 by 6. 
2. West Australia. Gould Coll. 
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