186 HONEY-EATER. 



41.— WHITE-EARED HONEY-EATER. 



Turdus leucotis, Ind. Orn. Sup. p. xliv. 

 Philedon, Tern. Man. Ed. ii. Anal. p. lxxxvii. 

 White-eared Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 373. 



LENGTH six inches and a half. Bill half an inch long, black £ 

 the head above the eyes, and nape fine blue grey ; chin, fore part of 

 the neck, and breast black ; behind the eyes a large, longish white 

 patch ; hind part of the neck, back, wings, and tail fine greenish 

 brown ; belly, thighs, and vent yellow ; legs black. 



Inhabits New South Wales, with the Black-eyed Species : com- 

 mon about Port Jackson, Sydney, and Parainetta, in thick woods, 

 at all seasons : met with also in Norfolk Island in September. Sup- 

 posed by some to be the female of the last named bird. 



42— YELLOW-CROWNED HONEY-EATER. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill half an inch long, and black ; irides 

 brown ; plumage on the upper parts of the body mottled brown ; 

 hindhead and nape dark olive ; quills edged with yellowish ; crown 

 of the head yellow; behind the ear a small whitish curved patch ; 

 chin white, the rest of the under parts pale yellow ; legs grey. 



The female differs only in having the colours less bright. 



Inhabits New-Holland. Found throughout the year in the forests, 

 more particularly in the neighbourhood of the Banksia trees, from 

 the flowers of which it is furnished with honey in abundance. 



