THE WHITE-GAPED HONEY-EATER 



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The White-plumed Honey-eater (Greenie). 



Ptilotis penicillata. 



Central and South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and South 

 Queensland. 



Upper parts greyish olive-brown; sides of head, ear-ooverts and 

 region round the eye dull yellow, behind the ear-coverts a patch of long 

 pure silky-white tufted feathers; all the underparts whitish buff; bill 

 black; feet purplish; iris dark-brown. Wing 3.4 inches. Common about 

 the suburbs of Melbourne. 



The Carter Honey-eater. 



Ptilotis carteri. 



Differs from P. penicillata in its smaller size and yellow-tinted 

 plumage, about as yellow as P. flavescens. Total length 6.0 inches, tail 

 2.75, bill .4, tarsus.8, wing 2.8. 



The Pallid Honey-eater. 



Ptilotis leilavalensis. 



Northern Australia. 



Differs from P. penicillata by its paler upper and under parts and more 

 brightly coloured head, and from P. flavescens in being less yellow on the 

 chin, throat and under surface and in the absence of the distinct blackish 

 line of plumes beneath the ear-coverts. Total length 6.6 inches, wing 

 3.25, tail 2.9, bill .5, tarsus .8. 



The Bridled Honey-eater. 



Ptilotis frenata. 



North Queensland. 



Upper parts olive-brown; ear-coverts and cheeks blackish-brown, a 

 few feathers above the ear-coverts bright yellow forming a small tuft; 

 chin dull-brown, rest of under parts brownish-grey; a bare sub-ocular 

 space; bill dark-brown, pale at base, small yellow fleshy appendages on 

 the gape. Wing 3.9 inches. 



The White-gaped Honey-eater. 



Ptilotis unicolor. 



All the northern coasts, South-east New Guinea. 



Upper parts greyish olive-brown; auricular region without any white 

 or yellow patches; under parts pale brownish-grey; bill dark olive-brown, 

 feet light ashy-grey; iris obscure red; naked gape fleshy white, passing 

 into yellow at the corner of the mouth. Wing 3.6 to 4 inches. 



