MYZOMELA OBSCURA. 



(Obscure Hoiiey Eater.) 

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Male : All the upper surface, dark brown ; wings and tail, blackish brown ; under surface, lighter brown. Female : Upper surface, wings, 

 and tail, greyish brown ; throat and chest, grey ; abdomen and under tail coverts, white ; bill, black ; feet, dark grey ; irides, red. 



Length, 5^ inches ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2\ ; bill, f ; tarsus, f . 



This species is of larger size than the four former species, and is found from the south of Queensland as far northward and 

 westward as the Coburg Peninsula, where it is stated by Grilbert to be rare. It is often met with in the neighborhood of Brisbane. 



