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Very similar to M. novse-hollandise, but feathers of white cheeks 

 are a little longer and more hair-like, not forming a well-defined oval 

 patch as in the other species The bill is a little longer and stronger. 



Bill, 0-8 to 0-9 in. ; wing, 2-8 to S'l in. 

 Hab. : (6), 9. 



356. M. sericea. Old., White-cheeked Honey-eater. 



General appearance black, white, and yellow ; feathers of mantle 

 blackish-brown, edged with whitish and brownish-grey ; feathers of 

 fore-neck short, entirely black. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4. 



357. HI. lliystacalis, Gld., Moustached Honey-eater. 



Adult female differs from M. sericea as follows : — The white 

 feathers on upper part of head are restricted to the long superciliary 

 stripe, leaving the middle part of forehead and base of culmen black ; 

 the white elongated feathers of cheeks include some of the ear coverts 

 and terminate in a point towards the shoulders. 

 Hab. : 9. 



Genus — MANORHINA. — Post-auricular region bare of feathers. 



358. HI, melanopbrys, Lath., Bell Minah (Bell-bird). 



General colour of plumage olive-green above, under parts yellow- 

 ish ; red spot behind eye. 

 Hab. : 4. 



359. HI. obSClira, Gld (Myzantha obscura), Dusky Minah. 



Mantle brownish grey ; abdomen white ; rump and upper tail 

 coverts like rest of liack, dull grey ; forehead and crown grey. 

 Hab. : (6), 9. 



360. Hit garrilla. Lath. (Myzantha garrula). Noisy Minah. 



Mantle brownish-grey ; abdomen white ; breast arrow-marked ; 

 forehead whitish ; crown black. 



Total length, 10 in : bill, 1 in. ; wing, 5 to 6 in. ; tail, 5'5 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6. 



361. HI. flavigula, GUI. (Myzantha flavigula), Yellow-throated Minah. 



Mantle brownish -grey , abdomen white ; rump and upper tail 

 coverts white; breast arrow-barred. VVing, 5 5 to 4"8 in. ; tail, 

 4-7 to 4-3 in. 



Hab. : I, 3, 7. 9. 



362. HI. Illtea, Gld. (sub sp. of M. flavigula), (Myzantha lutea). Yellow 



Minah. 



Wing, 5-75 in. ; tail, 5 25 in. 

 Hab. : 1, 8. 



Genus — ACANTHOCH^EEA.— Bill of about same length as rest of head, 

 curved ; culmen ridged ; nostrils longitudinal and operculated ; tail 

 nearly as long as wing — o to 7 in.— and graduated ; tarsi scutellated 

 and short. 



363. A. CarilllCllIata, Lath., Red wattle Bird. 



Principal colours grey and brown, with white longitudinal marks. 

 Wattles blood red. Length of wattles less than 05 in. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. 



364. A. inauris, Gld. , Yellow-wattle Bird. 



Similar to A. carunculata. Wattles yellow. Length of wattles 

 more than 1 in. 

 Hab. : 5. 



365. A. lliellivora. Lath., Brush Wattle bird. 



Sub-gen. Anellobia has no wattles : tail strongly graduated. 

 Plumage dark, much lined and spotted with white; feathers of 

 mantle with white central streaks. 

 Hab. : 3. 4, 5. 



