394 THE BIEDS OF AUSTRALIA 



Genus Anellobia. 

 Like Acanthocmra but without wattles. Tail graduated, not 

 longer than wing. Tasmania and Australia. 



Key to the Species. 

 Feathers of mantle with white central streaks. A. chrysoptera. 



Feathers of mantle with no central streaks. A. lunulata. 



The Brush Wattle-hird, A. chrysoptera (mellivora). — The southern half of 

 the continent, reaching Southern Queensland. Plumage, upper and 

 lower, generally brown, much lined and spotted with white; bill 

 black; feet vinous brown; iris grey. Wing 5.1 to 5.6 inches. 



The Little Wattle-bird, A. hmulata. — Western Australia. No white 

 streaks to the brown feathers of the upper surface, otherwise like 

 preceding; bill blackish-brown; feet yellowish-grey; iris light hazel. 

 Wing 5.3 inches. The female considerably smaller. 



Genus Acanthogenys. 

 Like Acanthochcera but without wattles. Tail square, equal 

 in length to wing. Bristle-like feathers on cheeks and beneath 

 ear-coverts. One species. 



The Spiny-cheeked Honey-eater. 



Acanthogenys rufigularis. 



All over Australia. 



Upper parts dark brown; bristle-like feathers on cheeks white; chin 

 to upper chest rufous; breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts dirty 

 white streaked with brown; bill pink and soft at base; feet olive; 

 iris lead colour; skin between eye and cheeks bare and pinky flesh colour. 

 Wing 4.4 to 4.7 inches. 



Genus Entomyza. 

 Bill as long as rest of head, curved. Nostrils quite bare. 

 First primary more than half as long as second. Tail rounded. 

 Sides of head quite bare and dark coloured. Australia. 



The Blue-faced Honey-eater. 



Entomyza cyanotis. 



South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. 



Crown of head, hind neck, ear coverts, lores and suboeular region 

 black; a white crescent on sides of occiput; greater part of sides of head,, 

 including ocular region, bare of feathers and rich greenish-blue; mantle- 



