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Length, 5| ; wing, 3iV ; tail, 2| ; bill, ^'^ \ tarsus, }{: inches. 



Female. — Similar, but smaller. 



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



This small and beautiful Honey-eater is closely allied to P. 

 phmiiila, but has the back, wing coverts, and tail coverts greyish 

 instead of greenish, has the patches of yellow on the sides of the 

 neck larger, and the under surface more pronouncedly mottled. 



I have pleasure in dedicating this bird in honour of the Very 

 Rev. Father Planas, who, as head of the Drysdale River Mission,* 

 Napier Broome Bay, extended the greatest courtesy and assist- 

 ance to Mr. G. F. Hill during his 10 months' residence at the station 

 collecting. In the vernacular the bird may be known as the 

 Yellow-necked Honey-eater. 

 MiCRCECA BRUNNEICAUDA f (Brown-tailed Flycatcher). 



The collection contained a series of two species of Micrceca 

 which greatly puzzled me. One I have referred to M. assimilis 

 (Gld.). while the other, which has a uniform-coloured (dark brown) 

 tail and back slightly tinged with olive, is referable, I have no doubt 

 now, to the new Micrceca I described from North Australia from a 

 mutilated skin then in the possession of Mr. D. Le Souef, and which 

 was named brimneicauda. This may be further distinguished by 

 the yellowish-buff under wing coverts, which are brownish-buff in 

 the other kinds. 



Amended description : — 



Male. — All the upper surface brown, with an olive wash on the 

 back, wing coverts, and tail coverts ; wings and tail dark brown, 

 some of the feathers of both being edged with a lighter colour 

 (ashy) ; all under surface white, washed with light grey on the 

 chest and flanks ; under wing coverts yellowish-buff. 



Iris umber, bill dark horn, tarsus black (Hill). 



Length, 5;^ ; wing, 2 \l ; tail, 2| ; bill, ^jr ; tarsus, h inches. 



Female.— ShnildiX to above, but slightly smaller. 



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



Outings. 



Queensland Museum. 

 The first visit of delegates was on 4th October, to the Queens- 

 land Museum, where the visitors were received by Mr. C. J. Wild, 

 Acting-Director. 



Acquaintance was renewed with two old friends and colleagues 

 — Messrs. C. W. De Vis, M.A., one of the original members of the 

 Union and a former vice-president, and Mr. Kendall Broadbent. 

 the well-known ornithologist. A very busy and profitable 

 morning was spent under the guidance of Messrs. Broadbent 

 and Weatherill. A critical examination was made of the several 



* Since Mr. Hill's return the Mission has been twice attacked by natives, and one 

 reverend father speared, though not seriously wounded, 

 t Vide Emu, vol. ii. (1902), p. 85. 



