176 HONEY-EATER. 



upper mandible, the whole crown, and cheeks black, continuing in 

 a broad, long patch on each side, beyond the ears ; the chin, throat, 

 sides, and rump pale cinereous green ; wings and tail brown, the 

 edges of the feathers paler ; tail even ; legs pale brown. 

 Inhabits New South Wales. 



A.— Size of the last; length six inches. Bill black; tongue 

 long and bristly at the end ; top of the head, even with the eye, and 

 as far as the nape black ; from thence passing forwards on each side 

 of the neck, about half way ; the rest of the parts above greenish- 

 olive; wings and tail darker, the latter rounded at the end, all the 

 parts beneath white ; legs black. 



This seems to differ from the Black-hooded one, chiefly in the 

 eye, not being within the black on the head, and the end of the tail 

 being somewhat rounded. It is said to frequent the same places, 

 and to be an active Honey-sucker, and agile Flycatcher. 



24- BLACK-EARED HONEY-EATER. 



Merops auritus, hid. Orn. Sup. xxxiv. 



Black-eared Bee-Eater, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 153. Shaw's Zool. viii. 181. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill brown ; tongue longer than the 

 bill, missile, and brushy at the end ; plumage on the crown, neck 

 behind, and upper parts of the body pale rufous brown ; under parts 

 from the chin to the vent, dusky, or bluish white ; lower belly and 

 thighs more inclined to dusky, and marked with streaks of black ; 

 at the back of the eye begins a black band, which passes down on 

 each side for about three quarters of an inch ; quills and outer edge 

 of the wing black ; tail even at the end, colour as the back above, 

 and dusky beneath; the wings reach to about the middle of it; 

 legs brown. 



Inhabits New South Wales, and has the usual manners. 



