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*** Cauda aequali, rostro breviori, fortiori*. 



7. CiiRYSOPS. Mel. supra olivaceo-fusca, subtus pallidior ; tœnià 



per ocidos Jiava , supra subtusque nigro-marginatâ. 

 Sylvia Chrysops. Lath. Ind. Orn. Supp. p. liv^ no. 5. 

 Black-cheeked Honey-Eater. Id. Gen. Hist. iv. p. 196. no. 55. 



8. LuNULATA. Mel. viridi-olivacea, capite genisque nigris; lu- 



nula nuchali corporeque subtus albis, orbitis nudis rubris. 

 Certliia lunulata. Share, Gen. Zool. viii. p. 224. 

 Le Euscalbin. Vieill. Ois. dor. ii. p. 95. pi. 6l. 

 Red-eyed Honey- Eater. Lath. Gen. Hist. iv. p. 203. no. 65. 



" This bird," Mr. Caley says, " is called Golden-Eije by the 

 settlers. I shot it at Iron Cove, seven miles from Sydney, on 

 the Paramatta road." — Specimens of the species now in the col- 

 lection were brought by ]\lr. Brown from Port Jackson. 



9. Indistincta. Mel. supra olivaceo-fusca, subtus sordide al- 



bida, remigibus flavescentibus . 



This bird, which was found by ]\Ir. Brown at King George's 

 Sound, on the South coast of New Holland, appears closely 

 allied to the last. It is however in very bad condition, and 

 scarcely admits of a description. The dimensions appear nearly 

 the same as those of Mel. lunulata. It has much of the appear- 

 ance of a young bird. 



10. Brevirostris. Mel. brunnescenti-fusca, subtus albida, dorso 



virescenti, striga postoculari alba, rostro subbrevi. 



* This section of our group corresponds with tiie genus Melithreptus of M. Vieillot; 

 at least the Mel. lunulata, one of the best known species in the section, is given as one 

 of the types of that genus. We do not know how far M. Vieillot meant to extend his 

 group; but it may be adviseable hereafter to restrict it to those species which will 

 arrange themselves in the present section. 



2 S 2 Remiges 



