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*tMel!threptus albogularis. White-throated Honey-eater. 

 Melithreptus lunatus albogularis. 



Pera Head, 4/7/15 ; Mornington Island, 23 and ^0/7/15 ; Cape 

 Barrow, 25/8/15 ; and Liverpool River, 21/9/15. — A few birds noted 

 at each locality King River and Port Bradshaw. — Numerous in 

 the forest country. 



Stomach, a small grub and insect remains. 



*tMyzomeIa erythrocephala. Red-headed Honey-cater. 



Myzomela erythrocephala erylhrocephala. 



Little Archer River, 6/7/15. — Noted in mangroves. Bickerton 

 Island, 23/8/15 ; Goyder River, 7/9/15 ; and Liverpool River, 

 19/9/15. — A few noted in mangroves. King River. — Numerous in 

 mangroves and in the flowering trees along river. 



Stomach, small beetles and other insects. 



* Myzomela pectoralis. Banded Honey-eater. 



Cissomela pectoralis pectoralis. 



King River — Noted occasionally amongst the flowering trees in 

 forest. 



Stomach, insect remains. 



*tMyzomela obscura. Dusky Honey-eater. 

 Melomyza obscura obscura. 



Pera Head, 4/7/15. — Noted amongst some flowering paper-barks. 

 King River. — Fairly plentiful about mangroves and in flowering 

 trees near river. Liverpool River Island, 27/1/16. — Noted in scrub. 

 Port Bradshaw, 5/2/16. — Fairly plentiful about scrubs and in forest. 



Stomach, insect remains and honey. 



*tGlyciphila fasciata. White-breasted Honey-eater. 

 Ramsayornis fasciafus fasciatus. 



Pera .Head, 4/7/15. — A few noted amongst flowering paper-barks. 

 Clyde River, 11/9/15. — A few noted about the ridges. Liverpool 

 River, 21/9/15. — Some seen amongst the paper-barks round billa- 

 bongs. King River. — Fairly numerous amongst flowering trees. 

 Roper River. 2j/2/\6. — Fairly numerous in paper-barks in swamps. 



Stomach, insects. 



*ConopophiIa rufogularis. Rufous-breasted Honey-eater. 



Conopophila rufogularis queenslandica . 



Mornington Island, 25/7/15. — .\ few noted. King River. 4/10/15. 

 — Two noted coming to water at small water-hole. 31/10/15. — A 

 bird shot at the same place. 16/11/15. — Three birds seen at spring 

 up river from camp. 



Stomach, small insects. 



*tConopophila albogularis. Red-throated Honey-eater. 



Conopophila albogularis albogularis. 



King River, 2/11/15. — Single bird seen at spring near camp. 

 9/11/15. — Shot three birds and saw more at spring near camp. 

 Often seen after this date about the salt-pans and along edge of man- 

 groves. Roper River. — Fairly numerous in places along river and in 

 the mangroves over the river, near Egret rookery. (Refer notes 

 6/1/16, 28/3/16, 8/4/16 ; see narrative.) 



Stomach, insect and termites' remains. 

 Stigmatops ocularis. Brown Honey-eater. 

 Stigmatops indistincta melvillensis. 



Pera Head, 4/7/15, and Macarthur River, 7/8/15. — Numerous ip 



