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310. M. glllaris Old., Black-chinned Honey-eater. 



Crown of head black ; white band across occiput ; chin blackish ; 

 under surface greyish-brown ; culmen, 0'5 to 0'6 in. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 9. 



311. Hit laetior, Old., Golden-backed Honey-eater. 



To be distinguished from gularis by white under surface, lemon- 

 yellow on back of neck, and yellow naked skin round eye. 

 Hab. : 1, 2, 3, 6, 8. 



312. JH, validirOStris, Old., Strong-billed Honey-eater. 



Crown of head black ; white band across occiput ; chin blackish ; 

 culmen 0'75 in. 

 Hab. : 5. 



313. M. brevirostris, Vig. and Hors., Brown-headed Honey-eater 



(Short-billed Honey-eater). 



Crown of head brownish, with cream-coloured band across occiput. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. 



314. M. melanocephalllS, Old., Black-headed Honey-eater. 



Upper surface greyish-olive ; under surface greyish-white ; crown 

 of head black, with no white band across occiput. 

 Hab. : 5. 



315. M. YinitillCtUS, Be Vis, Gay Honey-eater. 



Crown of head vinous-grey ; white band across occiput. 

 Total length, 4*20 in. ; wing, 2 '45 in. ; culmen. 1*5 in. 

 Hab. : 2. 



GENUS PLECTRORHYNCHUS. Bill shorter than head and very 



straight. 



316. P. lanceolatUS, Gld., Striped Honey-eater. 



Crown of head, sides of neck, and hind-neck greyish-white, with 

 black mark down centre of each feather ; cheeks and all under parts 

 pure white, except some feathers on sides of fore-neck, which are 

 mottled black and white. 



Young. Throat dull wax-yellow ; head brown and streaked. 



Total length, 9 in, ; bill, 0'75 in. Wing, 4 '7 in. male, 4 '4 in. 

 female, 



Hab. : 2, 3, 6, 7. 



SUB-FAMILY MELIPHAGIN^E. 

 The remaining genera of the Meliphagidse constitute this sub-family. 



GENUS GLYCYPHILA. Bill a little longer than or equal to rest of 

 head, broad at base ; nostrils operculated, not covered with 

 feathers ; first primaries comparatively long ; tip of wing formed 

 by third to fifth primaries ; secondaries three-fourths length of 

 wing ; tail square or slightly emarginated ; inner web of quills 

 fulvous. Tarsus covered with many transverse scales. 



317 G. flllvifrons, Lewin, Tawny- crowned Honey-eater. 



Sub-gen. Glycyphila. 



Feathers behind eye of normal shape ; inner web of quills edged 

 with fulvous ; breast and abdomen white ; throat white ; forehead 

 fulvous. 



Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 9. 



318. G. albifrons, Gld., White-fronted Honey-eater. 



Feathers behind eye of normal shape ; inner web of quills edged 

 with fulvous ; breast and abdomen white ; throat blackish ; fore- 

 head white. 



Hab. : 6, 7, 9. 



