Ausiralian Birds iii the Collection of the Linnean Society. 32 1 



represented by the Sturnus cavunculatus, Gmel., the other by the 

 bird before us. He places this genus in the vicinity of the 

 SturnidcE ; uniting it with one or two other forms, which are 

 chiefly distinguished by fleshy processes from their heads, into a 

 family under the name of Canaiciilati. As we consider our 

 present group to have no relation to the Sturnidct beyond the 

 unimportant analogical one of having in common with two or 

 three species carunculated appendages to the head, we have no 

 hesitation in removing it from the genus Crcadion; leaving the 

 Sturnus carunculatus (with which species however we must con- 

 fess that we are unacquainted) to represent that group. 



1. Cakunculata. Anth. dorso fusco-griseo albo-striato, capite 



corporeque subtus albidis fusco-striatis ; abdomine medio Jia- 

 vescente; remigibus rectricibusque fusco-nigris, apicibus albis, 

 illis in medio interne pallidc castaneis; lateribus colli carun- 

 cula ci/lindriccà instructis. 



Merops carunculatus. Lath. Ind. Orn. p. 276. no. 20. 



Corvus paradoxus. Id. lb. Supp. p. xxvi. no. 10. 



Pie à pendeloques. Daud. Traité d'Orn. ii. p. 246. pi. 16. no.xxx. 



Wattled Bee-Eater. Phill. Bot. Bay, pi. in p. 164. White's Journ. 

 pi. in p. 144. c?. 145. P . 



Wattled Honey-Eater. Lath. Gen. Hist. iv. p. 158. no. 3. 



"All my specimens of this bird," says Mr. Caley, " were shot 

 in Van Diemen's Land. I have met with it at Western Port in 

 the trees close to the sea-side, 'i'o my knowledge it never 

 occurred about Sydney, although it is said by Mr. White to be 

 an inhabitant of the colony." 



2. Mellivora. Anth. fusco nigra supernè subvirescens, albo 



striata lunulataque : remigum rectricumque apicibus albis, 

 istarum pogoniis internis in medio Icctê castaneis. 

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