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of this beatiful Honey-eater. During February they were found 

 in small flocks amongst the Mimosa, Bauhinia, and Eucalyptus 

 saplings. Those seen in May had paired and were nesting.] 



No. 45. Myzomela pectoralis (Banded Honey eater). 



Myzomela pectoralis, QronXd, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1840), p. 170; 

 id., Bds. Austr., fol., vol. IV., pi. 65 (1848); Gadow, Cat. Bds. 

 Brit. Mus., vol. IX., p. 138 (1884) ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N.S.W., vol. II., 2nd serie.s, p. 169 (1887). 



Three young males. Camp about five miles from the junction 

 of the Fitzroy and Margaret Rivers. The youngest bird has 

 patches of pale buff among the black feathers on the crown of the 

 head, and has the mantle strongly mottled with the same colour ; 

 the innermost secondaries are conspicuously edged with white, 

 and the ear-coverts are yellow. The other specimens have the 

 ear-coverts a paler yellow, a few rich buff feathers in the mantle, 

 and one of them some pale buffy-v^^hite feathers on the forehead. 

 Adult birds have the ear-coverts pure white like the sides of the 

 neck and the upper parts of the head, mantle and back black. 



There is an adult male of this species in the Australian 

 Museum, obtained by Mr. George Masters at Port Denison. 

 Previously it has not been recorded further south in Queensland 

 than Rockingham Bay. 



[The trough at the well in the vicinity of our camp at the 

 telegraph station near the Fitzroy River was frequently visited 

 by these birds, and I soon obtained specimens for my collection. 

 They were also found in considerable numbers at Derby in May, 

 where the blossom afforded them an ample supply of food. 

 Though the adult males are decidedely black-and-white, several of 

 those shot appeared to be immature, and had old brown feathers 

 dispersed through the black. I have reason tD believe that the 

 young of both sexes are plain dark-brown above and pale-brown 

 or dirty-white beneath What appeared to be adult females 

 corresponded in plumage with the young ones. A deserted nest 

 of this species bore a strong resemblance to that of 31. nigra, 

 but was lined with a few bits of horsehair.] 



No. 46. Entomophila rufigularis (Red-throated Honey-eater). 



Entomoi^hila rufoqularis, Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1842), p. 

 137; id., Bds. Austr., fol., vol. IV., 'pi. 52 (1848); Ramsay, 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vol L, 2nd series, p. 1,092 (1886). 



Entomophila rujigidaris, Gadow, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., vol. IX., 

 p. 219 (1884); North, Nests and Eggs Austr. Bds., p. 213 

 (1889). 



Three adult males, one adult female, one not quite full- 

 plumaged male. Camp about five miles from the junction of the 



