NESTS AND EGGS OF HONEY-EATERS, 641 
MANORHINA FLAVIGULA, Gould. 
“ Yellow-throated Minah.” 
Figure.—Gould, Bds. of Australia, fol., vol. iv, pl.-79. 
Reference.—Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. ix, p. 261. 
Previous Descriptions of Eggs.—Ramsay, P.L.S.N.S.W., vol. 
vii, p. 52 (1882). Campbell, Southern Science Record (1883). 
Geographical Distribution.—Northern Territory, Queensland, 
N.S. Wales, Victoria, South, West, and North-west Austr: lia. 
Nest.—Cup-shaped ; somewhat more compactly constructed than 
that of the more familiar Minah (Jf. garrula), and like the other 
species sometimes ornamented with spiders’ cocoons ; inside well- 
lined with soft, fibrous material, in some instances wool. Inside 
dimensions, according to Dr. Ramsay, are 3 inches by 2} inches 
deep. 
Lggs.—Clutch, 3-4, occasionally 5; oval, compressed towards 
one end; texture, fine; surface, slightly glossy; colour, rich 
salmon or rich reddish-buff, minutely and obscurely spotted with 
reddish and purplish-brown, especially at the larger end. Dimen- 
sions in inches of odd examples, (1) 1:02 x ‘77; (2) 1:0 x ‘72. 
Observations.—This smaller species may be said to be the great 
interior representative of the Manorhine. But outlying or isolated 
families of the Yellow-throated Minah are found in such localities 
as Darling Downs, Riverina, and the Lower Murray district. It 
has not the exceedingly noisy disposition of its larger cousins. 
Mr. Lau observed on the Darling that the Yellow-throated 
Minah built higher than the common variety usually did, while 
Dr. Ramsay says in N. 8. Wales the bird builds in trees and 
shrubs, frequently near the ground. 
During the exploration of the North-west by the unfortunate 
Calvert party, Yellow-throated Minahs were frequently seen, and 
several shot between Lake Way and Separation Well. Isolated 
pairs were also noted in the sandhills of the desert until nearing 
the Fitzroy River. The late Mr. G. L. Jones, the youtl ful 
explorer—the first of the two lost ones to succumb to the burning 
desert—took a clutch of three eggs of this Minah during August 
(1896) a short distance north of Lake Augusta. 
MANORHINA LUTEA, Gould. 
“Yellow Minah.” 
Figure.—Gould, Bds. of Australia, fol., vol. iv, pl. 78. 
Reference.—Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. ix, p. 262. 
Geographical Distribution.—N orth-west Australia and.Northeru 
Territory. 
Nest and Eggs.—Unknown. 
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