108 MORGAN— Birds on the River Murray. 



GUcipMla albifrqus (White-fronted Honey Eater).— Seen 

 at Paringa in the big mallee, and at Ned's Corner on a box 

 flat. Two specimens were shot, both young birds. The 

 first measured:— Total length, 15 cm.; spread, 21 cm.; bill, 

 1.30 cm. ; wing, 7 cm.; tarsus, 1.70 cm. Sex, $. Iris, dark 

 brown; bill, black; feet, blackish grey; inside of mouth, yel- 

 low ; bare spot at outer angle of eye, dull red. Stomach con- 

 tents, remains of insects. The second measured: — Total 

 length, 15.75 cm.; spread, 20 cm.; bill, 1.50 cm.; wing, 7.1 

 cm.; tarsus, 1.90 cm. Sex, $. Soft parts as in the first. 

 Stomach contents, insect remains. 



Meliphaga sonora (Singing Honey Eater). — Seen and 

 heard once near Eenmark. 



Lichen ostomus omatus tailemi (Yellow-plumed Honey 

 Eater). — Seen in a patch of big mallee near Paringa, where 

 they were fairly numerous. A specimen measured: — Total 

 length, 16 cm.; spread, 22.5 cm.; bill, 1 cm.; wing, 6.70 cm.; 

 tarsus, 1.70 cm. Sex, $ . Iris, dark brown ; bill, black ; legs 

 and feet, greyish brown; inside of mouth, yellow. Stomach 

 contents, remains of insects. The sub species is diagnosed 

 from locality only. 



PtUotulq pemcillata (White-plumed Honey Eater, or 

 Greeny). — Very common in the big gums near the river 

 throughout the trip. Not seen in the mallee. 



Myzantha, melanorephala (Noisy Minah). — Very common on 

 the river banks throughout the trip; they do not leave the big 

 gums. 



Myzantha flavigula (Yellow-throated Minah). — Common 

 in the big mallee back from the river. They never come into 

 the big timbered country near the river, not, I think, because 

 they do not want to, but^ because the noisy minahs will not 

 let them, because at Laura, where the present bird was the 

 only species of the genus, they were more common in the big 

 gums than in the dry scrub. The bird seen was not 

 to. f. melanoiis which was collected by Capt. White at Tur- 

 ner's Well near Bow Hill. The latter bird is in my opinion 

 a good species, for it resembles m. melanocephala as much as 

 if not more than m. ff. flavigula. 



Acanthogenys rufigularis (Spiny-cheeked Honey Eater). — 

 Very common in all classes of country throughout trip. 



Entomyza cyanotis (Blue-faced Honey Eater). — A single 

 pair seen feeding in a gum tree on the river bank. 



MicrophUemon orientaUs (Yellow-throated Friar Bird). — 

 Very numerous on Coat Island. Two specimens were shot. 



