198 HONEY-EATER. 



whitish, with a few narrow lines on the breast ; on the ear a yellow 

 spot, below it a patch of black; quills dusky ; the greater, from the 

 base, to two-thirds of the length, yellow ; two middle tail feathers 

 dusky, the others yellowish. 



Another of these had the plumage above pale cinereous grey, 

 beneath yellowish white ; vent spotted with ferruginous ; quills as in 

 the last, but pale ferruginous instead of yellow. This, perhaps, may 

 differ in sex. 



I have a drawing also of a third, which is like the first, but 

 wants the yellow spot on the ears, and may probably be a young 

 bird, if not a female. 



Inhabits New South Wales, and is continually observed in the 

 action of catching flies ; supposed also to feed on honey. One of 

 these, in the collection of Mr. Francillon, had the base of the quills 

 high orange, instead of yellow. 



58— CHIRPING HONEY-EATER. 



Certhia pipilans, Ind. Orti. Sup. xxxvi. 



Le Verbrun, Ois. dor. ii. 166. 



Chirping Creepev, Gen. Syn. Sup.M. 166. Shaw's Zool. yiii. 261. 



SIZE of the Nightingale. Bill slender, black ; tongue bristly 

 at the end ; irides blue; general colour of the plumage pale green, 

 inclining to brown on the back, and to pale yellow beneath ; quills 

 and tail dusky; thighs dusky, barred with white; legs brown. 



Inhabits New-Holland. 



