THE DUSKY HONEY-BATEE 375 



under wing and tail-coverts white; bill and feet black; iris brown. Total 

 length about 4 inches. Female: Above generally greyish-brown, wings 

 and tail dark brown. All other parts dull whitish, tinged with buff; feet 

 brown. 



The Red-headed Honey-eater. 



Myzomela erythrocephala. 



All the Northern coasts, extends to South New Guinea. 



Male: Head all round, lower neck, rump and upper tail-cov^rts 

 brilliant scarlet; rest of upper surface blackish-brown; below blackish- 

 brown on chest to brownish-grey behind; under wing-coverts white. 

 Total length 4 inches. Female: Uniform greyish -brown above, paler 

 below; forehead and throat washed with red. 



The Black Honey-eater. 



Myzomela nigra. 



The greater part of Australia, except perhaps Centre and Northern 

 Territory. 



Male: Head and neck all round and mantle, black; rest of upper 

 surface blackish-brown; breast and abdomen pure white; under wing- 

 coverts black. Female: Dull blackish-brown above; below dingy white, 

 mottled in parts with dull-blackish. Length 4.2 inches, wing 2.7, tail 1.6. 



The Banded Honey-eater. 



Myzomela pectoralis. 



North-west Australia to Cape York and Port Denison. 



Male: All upper parts black, except the rump and upper tail-coverts, 

 which are white; under surfaces pure white; a narrow black crescent 

 across the chest; under wing-coverts black. Female: Coloured like the 

 male, but the mantle mottled with black and buff. 



The Dusky Honey-eater. 



Myzomela ohscura. 



Northern Territory and North Queensland. 



The sexes are alike in plumage; all the upper parts uniformly greyish- 

 brown, and the lower inclining to reddish-brown. Length 5 inches, wing 

 2.7, tail 2.1. 



Myzomela grisescens. 

 West Australia. 



Differs from M. obscura by its greyish upper and under surface, 

 most evident on the throat and breast. 



