NECTARINIID.E. 1C1 



770. Melithreptus validirostris. 



Sturnus virescens, Wagl. Syst. Av. fol. 7, p. 1 (nee Meli- 

 threptus virescens, Vieill.). 



Hcematops validirostris, Gould, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 144. 



Melithreptus validirostris, Gould, B. Austr. iv. pi. 70. 



Eidopsarus bicinctus, Sw. An. in Menag. p. 344. 



a Van Dieraen's Land (N. 0. Strickland) 1838. b (Dew- 

 gard), 1851. 



The synonymy of this species as given above is taken from the 

 label of specimen a and from MS. notes in Strickland's copies of 

 Wagler's Systema and Swainson's work. I have no doubt it is 

 correctly stated, b is the skin of a very young bird, apparently of 

 this species. 



771. Melithreptus lunatus. 



Certhia lunata, Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. p. 224. 

 Melithreptus lunulatus, Gould, B. Austr, iv. pi. 72.: Strickl. 

 Ann. & Mag. N. H. xi. p. 336. 



a New South Wales (M'Donald) 1837. b New South 



Wales (Askew) 1838. 







772. Melithreptus gularis. 



Hcematops gularis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1836, p. 144. 

 Melithreptus gularis, Gould, B. Austr. iv. pi. 71. 

 a New South Wales (N. C. Strickland) 1838. 

 A young bird with grey wings, apparently of this species. 



773. Melithreptus melanocephala. 



Melithreptus melanocephalus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1845, p. 62; 

 B. Austr. iv. pi. 75. 



a Australia (Askew) 1834. 



FAMILY NECTARINIID^E. 

 SUB-FAMILY NECTARINIIN^E. 



PROMEROPS. 

 Promerops, Brisson, Ornith. ii. p. 461 (1760). 



774. Promerops cafer. 



Merops cafer, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 183. 

 s. o. 1 1 



