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neck white, divided by a black band passing through the eye to 

 the nape ; crown of head black ; throat mottled greenish, black, 

 and grey ; back, wing coverts, and upper tail coverts light olive- 

 green ; primaries and secondaries dark brown, margined with 

 greenish-yellow and lighter colour ; tail also dark brown, margined 

 with greenish-yellow, except the two outer feathers, which are 

 margined with dull white ; all under surface, including tail coverts, 

 lemon chrome-yellow, brightest on the chest. 



Iris umber, bill black, tarsus French grey (Hill). 



Length, 6; wing, 3J ; tail, 2^\ bill, ^\-.; tarsus, }f inches. 



Female. — Similar to above, but smaller in dimensions. 



Habitat. — Napier Broome Bay, North- West Australia. 



This very distinct new bird approaches nearest to F. leucogaster 

 (Gld.), but differs in having the whole of the under surface yellow, 

 while in general colouring it is more yellowish than either of the 

 other two known species. 



It is classically named in honour of Mr. H. L. White, who so 

 liberall}' subsidized Mr. G. F. Hill in the far North- West field for 

 a season, and may be known on the vernacular list as the Yellow 

 Shrike-Tit. 



~f EopsALTRiA HiLLi (Hill Shrike-Robin). 



Female. — Crown of head, sides of neck, and back grey : lower 

 back tinged with olive-green, which blends into light olive-green 

 upper tail coverts ; primaries and secondaries dark brown, margined 

 with grey ; tail feathers brownish beneath, with light olive-green 

 wash above ; throat whitish, slightly mottled with grey ; chest light 

 brownish-grey, blending into abdomen and under tail coverts, 

 which are light lemon chrome-yellow. 



Iris dark brown, bill black, tarsus slate-grey (Hill). 



Length, 6 ; wing, 3^ ; tail, 2-| ; bill, ,'',. ; tarsus, | indies. 



Habitat. — Hecla Island, Parry Harbour, North-West Australia. 



This new Shrike-Robin most resembles E. griseogularis (Gld.), 

 but has not the conspicuous bright yellow rump and upper tail 

 coverts. 



It is named after its discoverer, Mr. Gerald Freer Hill, whose 

 father, Mr. G. R. Hill, of Malvern, Victoria, and brothers are 

 all enthusiastic field naturalists. 



~ Ptilotis planasi (Yellow-necked Honey-eater). 



Male. — Crown of head light olive-green ; back, wing coverts, 

 and tail coverts brownish-grey ; primaries and secondaries dark 

 brownish-grey, some of the feathers externally edged with bright 

 olive-green, so as to form a patch on the wing when closed ; tail 

 also brownish, edged with bright olive-green ; behind the ears a 

 small patch of smoky-brown or black, succeeded by a larger patch 

 on the neck of lemon chrome-yellow ; all the under surface, in- 

 cluding tail coverts, creamy-buff or yellowish-buff, of mottled 

 appearance on the throat, chest, and breast, each feather 

 having a central mark of light brownish-grey. 

 Iris umber, bill black, tarsus grey (Hill). 



