No. 5.] THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD 111 



p. 267. rrom material supplied by Dr. J. Burton 

 Cleland, I find that Gliciphila melanops differs generically 

 from Gliciphila albifrons of my List of the Birds of 

 Austraha, pp. 266-267. I therefore introduce — 



PxjRNELLA genus nov. Type Gliciphila albifrons 

 Gould. 



Differs from Gliciphila Swainson in having a fleshy 

 caruncle on the posterior canthus of the eye, of a deep 

 pinkish flesh-colour. Named in honour of my friend 

 Herbert A. Purnell, of Geelong. 



p. 273. I would note that under the rules adopted by 

 the American Ornithological Union the genus name 

 Meliphaga Lewin, 1808, is invahdated by the prior 

 Melophagus of Latreille in Sonnini's Buff on Ins., Vol. III., 

 p. 466, 1802. I introduce— 



DoROTHiNA nom. nov. Type Melijjhaga lewi^ii 

 Swainson. 



Dorothina lewini lewini. 

 „ nea. 

 ,, „ mab. 



,, ivi. 



p. 279. Sacramela gen. nov. Type Ptilotis Tceartlandi 

 North. 



Differs from Lichenostomtis Cabanis in the absence of 

 the fleshy caruncle at the base of the bill. 



Sacramela, Tceartlandi 



,, ,, keaHkmdi 



„ ,, niungi 



„ ,, alexandrensis. 



Sacramela ornata 



,, ,, ornata 



,, ,, Wesley dalei 



,, ,, munna 



,, ,, tailemi 



,, ,, underbooli. 



