MYZANTIIA ELAVIGULA. 



(Yellow-throated Honey Eater.) 



Bill, forehead, the tips of several feathers down the sides of the neck, and throat, citron yellow ; lores and ear coverts, black ; back of the 

 neck and back, grey ; wing, brown ; the outer webs of primaries and secondaries, dull yellow ; tail, greyish brown, tipped with white ; upper 

 tail coverts, throat, cheeks, and abdomen, white ; chest, very light grey, marked with greyish brown crescents ; feet, yellow; irides, brown. 



Length, 9| inches ; wing, 5i ; tail, 5 ; bill, 1 ; tarsus, 1\. * 



This species frequents the interior of New South Wales and South Australia. It is much more shy, and, though possessing a 

 similar voice, is far less noisy and inquisitive than the common Myzantha Garrula, but in other particulars it much resembles that species in 

 its habits. It feeds on insects, small fruits, and nectar. 



MYZANTHA MELANOPHEYS. 



(Bell Bird.) 



Upper surface, yellowish olive ; under surface, the same, but paler ; forehead and a stripe from the angle of the bill, blackish brown ; primaries 

 and secondaries, dark brown, the former margined with grey, and the latter with yellowish olive ; skin round the eye, orange ; bill and feet, 

 yellow ; irides, brown. 



Length, 7i inches; wing, 3| ; tail, 3^ ; bill, f ; tarsus, }. 



New South Wales and south Queensland are the exclusive habitat of the present species. It is gregarious in flocks of from 

 ten to thirty or more, frequenting dense brushes, more especially in swampy situations. Its ordinary note has been compared to the tinkle 

 of a sheep bell ; but sometimes it utters a note somewhat similar to that of Myzantha Garrula, while sporting amongst the trees. The tinkle 

 of the Bell Bird is a sure indication to the weary traveller of the near presence of water. 



