58 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



from the yellowish-olive breasted examples of M. novcB- 

 guinece from Waigiu, Misol, and North-west New Guinea. 



Melilestes cJdoreus Reichenow, J. f. 0. 1915, p. 126 

 [Sepik District] is no doubt a synonym of M. novceguinece. 

 It is described as much larger : the wing-measurement 

 shows an increase of 2*5 mm. ! 



Melilestes iliolophus. 



Melilestes iliolophus Salvad. 0. P. ii. p. 316 (1881) ; 

 Eoths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 438 (1903;, xiv. p. 481 (1907), 

 XX. p. 513 (1913). 



Araclinotliera iliolophus Gadow, Cat. ix. p. Ill, pi. i. ^g'2 

 (1884). 



a, 6. ,$ . Wakatimi, Mimika River^ 8th & 10th March, 

 1911. [Nos. 1120, 1137, C. H. B. G.'] 



c-f. c? . Parimau, Mimika River, 12th Nov.-25th Dec. 

 1910. [Nos. 781, 828, C. IL B. G. ; 1504, 1521, G. C. S.'] 



g-r. cJ ? . White Water Camp, Kapare River, 15th Oct.- 

 4th Nov. 1910. [Nos. 311, 314, 324, 346,387,397,418, 

 421, 436, 475, 476, C.H.B. G-l 



s. S. Iwaka River, 31st Jan. 1911. [No. 971, 

 C.H.B.G.^ 



t. S. Launch Camp, Setakwa River, 17th Oct. 1912. 

 [CB-K.-] 



u. S ' Camp 3, Utakwa River, 2500 ft., 18th Deo. 1912. 

 IC.B.K.-] 



V, to. (J ? . Camp 6 A, Utakwa River, 2900 ft., 14th & 

 15th Jan. 1913. [C.B.K.] 



Iris russet ; eyelid greenish-yellow ; bill black ; underside 

 of lower mandible lilac ; gape yellow ; feet bluish-slate- 

 colour. 



The above series seems to agree well with typical examples 

 from Miosnom Island in Geelvink Bay. 



" The habits of the Long-plumed Honey-eater are similar 

 to those of the true Sun-birds, and it has the same straight 

 and swift flight. It is usually met with in pairs, and its 

 call is a short sharp note.^' — C. H.B. G. 



