NESTS AND EGGS OF HONEY-EATERS. 623 
small tree, this nest was reached from the ground. The eggs— 
a pair—were perfectly fresh, and now adorn the collection at the 
National Museum, Melbourne. 
Breeding months are most likely from September to December, 
PTILOTIS CRATITIA, Gould. 
“ Wattle-cheeked Honey-eater.” 
Figure.—Gould, Bds. of Australia, fol., vol. iv, pl. 38. 
Reference.—Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. ix, p. 243. 
Geographical Distribution. — Northern Territory, Victoria, 
South and West Australia. 
Yest.—Most resembles that of P. sonora (Singing Honey-eater), 
being somewhat thinly constructed of grass matted with spider’s 
web, &c., and suspended in a bush or low tree. 
E£ggs.— Unknown. 
Observations.—The Wattled-cheeked Honey-eater has been 
chiefly found along the southern part of Australia, where it seems 
to love the timber of the drier country. 
Gould first found it as a new species on the 26th June, 1839, 
in the ranges near the Upper Torrens, in South Australia. 
When hunting for Mallee-hen mounds in the Wimmera District, 
Victoria, I met with this Honey-eater in the scrub, and observed 
a bird building low (within reach) in a Mallee tree. The birds, 
which were fairly numerous, were noisy, but shy. 
This honey-eater may be distinguished from all of its kind by 
the stripes of beautiful, lilac- colour ed, naked skin which stretches 
from the corner of the mouth, and extends down the sides of the 
cheeks ; hence the vernacular name—‘' Wattle-cheeked.” 
PTILOTIS KEARTLANDI. 
“ Keartland Honey-eater.” 
Figure and Reference.—North, Report Horn Scientific Expe- 
dition. 
Previous Description of Eggs.—North, Report Horn Scientific 
Expedition, p. 94 (1896). 
Geographical Distribution.—South (Central), West, and North- 
west Australia. 
Nest.—Not unlike that of P. sonora (Singing Honey-eater). 
Fggs.—Clutch, 2 usually ; inclined to be lengthened and oval 
in form ; texture, fine ; surface, glossy ; colour, pale flesh tint or 
light pinkish-buff, sparingly marked with a few indistinct reddish 
spots in the form of a belt round the apex. Most resemble those 
of P. sonora. Dimensions of a clutch in parts of an inch: (1) 
*88 x °6 ; (2) 85 x 58; an odd example, ‘89 x ‘68. 
