MYZANTHA GAEliULA. 



(Garrulous Honey Eater.) 



Forehead, white ; crown, ear coverts, and a space fronting the eye, black ; back of the neck and back, grey, tipped with whitish ; central 

 feathers of tail, greyish brown— the lateral feathers the same, tipped largely with whitish ; primaries, dark brown ; outer webs of secondaries, 

 yellow, tipped with grey — inner webs, dark brown; chest, light grey, each feather tipped with a darker crescent; abdomen, white; naked skin 

 behind the eye, and feet, yellow ; bill, yellowish flesh color ; irides, deep brown. 



Length, 10 inches ; wing, 5i ; tail, 5i ; bill, l-g- ; tarsus, li- 



This is a very common species in Tasmania, New South Wales, and the south of Queensland. It associates in small flocks, and 

 generally attracts the notice of the traveller by its peculiar shrill cry or note of alarm, which frequently is the means of scaring away other 

 birds which the collector may be in search of. Should one be wounded, its companions will linger about the neighborhood for a considerable 

 time. It builds a slightly-made nest in the fork of a young gum, the same being constructed of small twigs, lined with wool, strips of stringy 

 bark, or with grass and feathers. Eggs, two or three— bluish white, marked all over with reddish brown. 



MYZANTHA OBSCURA. 



(Sombre Honey Eater.) 



Forehead, yellowish olive ; lores, line beneath the eye, and ear coverts, black ; head and all the upper surface, grey, each feather having a 

 streak of brown down the centre ; wings and tail, brown— the external webs of the base, yellow ; the tail tipped with white ; throat and under 

 surface, dull grey, becoming lighter on the lower portion of the abdomen and under tail coverts ; the feathers of the breast with a brownish 

 crescent near the tip — the extreme margin, light grey ; irides, dark brown ; bare skin round the eye, bill, and bare patch on each side of 

 the throat, bright yellow ; feet, dull reddish yellow. 



Length, 9i inches ; wing, 5^ ; tail, 4| ; bill, li ; tarsus, li. 



This species inhabits Western Australia, where it represents the Myzantha Garrula of the eastern portions of the continent. It 

 feeds on insects, seeds, and berries, and builds in a low gum tree, the nest being formed of sticks, lined with grass and feathers. Eggs, orange 

 buff", spotted and blotched with darker. Size, Hi lines by 9 lines. 



MYZANTHA LUTEA. 



(Luteous Honey Eater.) 



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G-ENERAL plumage, grey above, and white beneath ; the rump is also white ; primaries and tail feathers, edged with bright yellow ; tail, tipped 

 with white ; a fine line of bright yellow runs from behind the ear down the sides of the neck ; the ear coverts striated with white ; a small 

 patch of yellow at the gape ; in front and beneath the eye, blackish brow^i ; bill, citron yellow ; feet, yellowish brown. 



Length, lOf inches ; wing, 5| ; tail, 5i ; bill, li ; tarsus, li. 



This very beautiful species is an inhabitant of the north-west coast. Nothing is at present known of its habits, but there is 

 little doubt they, are similar to those of the common species, which it may be said to represent in its own domain. 



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