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GENUS CCLXXI.—MELIPHAGA, Lewin. 

 HONEY-SUCKER. 



Rostrum mediocre aut elon- 

 gatuni, compressum, sub- 

 arcuatum, versus apicem 

 emarginatum, acutum. 



Nares magnse, squama car- 

 tilaginosa tectae. 



Lingua pennacea. 



BeaJv compressed, rather 

 arcuated, emarginate to- 

 wards the tip, acute. 



Nostrils large, covered by a 



cartilaginous scale. 

 Tongue feathered. 



Philedon, Vieillot. — Phileimon, Cuvier. 



A. Rostra hasi corniculato. 



Sjp. 1. Mel. corniculata. 



Merops corniculata. Shatv, v. viii. />. 1S3. — Corbi Calao. Le 

 Vaill. Amer. et Ind. i. pi. 24. — New Holland. 

 Sp. 2. Mel. Monacha. 



Merops Monachus. Shatv, v. viii. p. 1 66 ? — New Holland. 



B. Rostro basi simplice. 

 Sp. 3. Mel. Nova Hollandise. 



Merops cincinnatus. Shaiu, v. viii. p. 169. pi. 22. — Merle a 

 cravattefrisee. Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afriq. v. ii.pl. 92. — New Zealand. 



Sp. 4. Mel. fasciculata. 



Merops fasciculatus. Skaio, v. viii. p. 172. — Sandwich Islands, 

 Sp, 5. Mel. chrysoptera. 



Merops chrysopterus. Shatv, v. viii.^. 180. — New Holland. 

 Sp. 6. Mel. Goruk. 



Certhia Goruk. Shatv, v. viii. j9, 243. — New Holland. 



Sp. 7. Mel. cucuUata. 



Merops cucullatus, Shatv, v. viii. p. 170. — New Holland. 

 Sp. 8. Mel. garrula. 



Merops garrulus. Shatv, v. viii. p. 171 , — New Holland. 



