THE WHITE-QUILLED HONEY-EATEB 



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and rest of upper parts rich golden-olive; chin to centre of chest blackish; 

 rest of under parts white; feet bluish-grey; iris yellowish-white; eyelash 

 jet black. Wing 5.5 to 6.2 inches. 



E. harterti from North Queensland differs from E. cyanotis 

 m the buff edgings to the inner webs of the primaries being 

 paler, and more extensive (reaching to the shaft). The primaries, 



Australian iLuseum. 

 Blue-faced Honey-eater: Entomyza cyanotis. 



except the two outer ones, have their outer webs narrowly edged 

 with greenish sulphur-yellow, the median band of black feathers 

 on the crown is also much narrower. The bird is of a very 

 much smaller size. Wing 135-139 m.m., tail 108-112 m.m. 



The White-quilled Honey-eater. 



Entomyza alhipennis. 



Northern Territory and Gulf of Carpentaria. 



Like E. cyanotis, but having basal half or more of the inner web of 

 the primaries pure white instead of fulvous. Wing 5.8 inches. 



