314 Mr. ViGORs's and Dr. Horsfield's Description of the 



Muscicapa auricomis. Lath. Ind. Oni. Siipp. p. xlix. no. 1. 

 Heorotaire à oreilles jaunes. Jleil/. Ois. dor. ii. p. 123. pi. 85. 

 Tufted-eared Honey-Eater. Lath. Gen. Hist. iv. p. 197. no. 56. 



Mr. Caley first observed this species in some high trees in the 

 neighbourhood of Paramatta ; but did not meet with it for many 

 years afterwards. The birds however frequented the trees in the 

 brush along the upper part of Duck River, in great abundance, 

 although it was at a late period of his residence in the colony 

 that he met with them at that place. He imagines that their 

 comino- to Paramatta when he first saw them was accidental. 



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5. Chrysotis. Mel. supra olivaceo-viridis, suhtus paUidior, ca- 



pite grisescente, macula auriculari ovali flava, rcgione peri- 



oph t h a Im ica nigrescen te. 

 Meli])haga chrysotis. Lezvin, Birds of Nezci HoU. pi. 5. 

 Certhia chrysotis. Lath. Lnd. Orn. Supp. 7^. xxxviii. no. \6. 

 Heorotaire gris ? VieiU. Ois. dor. ii. p. 122. pt. 84. 

 Yellow-eared Honey-Eater. Lath. Gen. Llist. iv. p. 195. no. 54. 



We have some doubt as to this species being the same as that 

 of M. Vieillot : the blackish marking round the eye in our spe- 

 cies being wanting in the figure in the ^^ Oiseaux dorés." 



6. Leucotis. Mel. corpore supn) abdomineque flavo-oUvaceis ; 



capite, gutture, pectoreque nigricanti-griseis; macula auricu- 

 lari alba. 



Turdus leucotis. Lath. Lid. Orn. Supp. p. xliv. no. 26. 



White-eared Honey-Eater. Id. Gen. Hist. iv. p. 186. no. 41. 



One of the specimens of this species in the Society's collec- 

 tion was procured by Mr. Brown at Shoalwater Bay in 1802. 

 The species, as well as the next, are noticed by Mr. Caley as 

 being by no means uncommon : but he has made no remarks 



upon their manners. 



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