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ably straggled from one of these on to the Gymnorliina^ 

 which was very probably a captive in the Rotterdam 

 Zoo, where much of Piaget's material Avas collected, 

 Pardalotus punctatus, Shaw. 

 Merwpon, sp. 



Giebel (1874, p. 286) mentions that Xitzsch had 

 a damaged individual of a species of Menopon from 

 the above host, which was not in sufficiently good 

 condition to justify description. Xitzsch considered 

 it to be closely allied to his own M. minntum. 



Glycipicila fasciata, Gould. 



Goniocotes candidus var. pellucidus, Piaget. 



Piaget, 1885, p. 40, pi. 4, f g. 10. Leyden Museum. 

 This is possibly a straggler, as it is extremely unlikely 

 that Goniocotes should occur on the MeliphagidcBy. 

 and particularly on such a small honey-eater as G^ 

 fasciata. 



Ptilonorhynchus violaceUvS, Vieill. 



Philopterus grandiceps, [Giebell Johnston and Harri- 

 ^son, 1912. 

 Syn. Docophorus grcndiceps, Giebel, 1874, p. 85 ; 

 Piaget, 1880, p. 53, Host quoted as P. holosericeus, 



Degeeriella pontoni, Johnston & Harrison, 1612. 



Syn. Nirmus niizscki, Ponton, 1871 (nee. Giebel, 

 1866, p. 364: 1874, p. 125). This species is referred 

 to by Gurlt (1878). Piaget merely mentions the 

 name. We have not been able to consult Pontcn'» 

 original description. As the specific name nitzichi 

 was precoccupied by Giebel in 1866, we have substi- 

 tuted for it pontoni, in compliment to the author of 

 the species. 



Giebel (18 7 4, p. 133) gives a brief description 

 of Nirmus {=DegeeueUa) sp. from Ihe above host> 

 collected from a dry skin, but not in sufficiently good 

 condition to allow description. 

 Sericulus chrysocephalus, Lewin. 



Degeeriella hectica, [Nitzsch] Johns1on& Harrison, 1912» 

 Syn. Nirmus hecticiis, Xitzsch, 1866, p. 366; 

 Giebel, 1874, p. 136: Piaget, 1880, p. 161. Host 

 Quoted as Sericulus rcqens. 



