MATHEWS — Birds of the Cairns District, Queensland. 59 



254. Austrodic.eum hiruxdixaceum hiruxdixaceum. Mistle- 

 toe Bird. 

 No. 104— Male.— Cairns, August 19, 1884. 

 Irides dark brown. 



258. Ceytostomus frexata australis. Cairns Sun-Bird. 



No. 105— Male.— Cairns, 1884. 



A bird shot on Thursday Island in 1886 seemed to have 

 more of the blue colour in the throat than those obtained at 

 Cairns. 



A nest was suspended to the cord of a window in a church 

 at Cairns. 



263. Myzomela saxguixeolexta stephexsi. Northern San- 

 guineous Honey-eater. 



Nos. 102 — Male, 103 — Male. — Scrubby Creek, January 14 

 & 9, 1884. 



Length 4.5 inches: Irides brown. Common. 



265. Melomyza obscura harterti. Dark Honey-eater. 

 No. 91. Cairns, January 14, 1885. 



271. Ptilotixa axaloga xotata. Yellow-spotted Honey- 



eater. 

 No. 98— Male.— Barron River. September 3, 1884. 

 Length 7.75 inches. Irides brown; legs light slate-blue. 



272. Microftilotis gracilis imitatrix. Cairns Little Yellow- 



spotted Honey-eater. 



Nos. 96— Female, 97.— Cairns, June 21 & 7, 1884. 



275. Meliphaga frenata. Bridled Honey-eater. 



No. 99— Female. — Peterson's Pocket, December 27, 1884. 



Length 8.75 inches. Irides blue-grey; bilUdark brown, 

 becoming fine yellow at the base; legs and feet blue. 

 Nos. 100 & 101— Male.— Barron River, July 21, 1884. 



275. Caloptilotis macleayaxa. Yellow-streaked Honey- 

 eater. 



Nos. 92 — Male, & 93 — Male. — Barron River, September 2 

 & 3, 1884. 



Length 8 inches. Irides brown; legs slate. 



