1897.] The Origin of the Galapagos Islands. 891 
The distribution of the genus Myzomela of the T eaters 
or Honey-suckers may next be considered. 
Group CINNYRIMORPHÆ.“ 
Family Meliphagidæ. 
Subfamily Myzomelinæ. 
Genus Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield, 1826. 
1. Myzomela chloroptera Walden. Celebes. 
2. Myzomela wakoloensis H. O. Forbes. Island of Bourou. 
3. Myzomela simplex Gray. Halmahera Group. 
4. Myzomela rubrobrunnea Meyer. Misori Island in the Bay 
of Geelwink. 
5. Myzomela rubrotincta Salvad. Obi Island. 
6. Myzomela boiei S. Müller. Banda Islands. 
7. Myzomela vulnerata S. Müller. Timor. 
8. Myzomela annabellæ Sclater. Tenimber Group: Loetoer 
Island. 
9. Myzomela adolphinæ Salvad. New Guinea, Arfac Mount- 
ains. 
10. Myzomela rosenberyi Schleg. New Guinea: Astrolabe 
_ Mountains. 
11. Myzomela eques Less. New Guinea, Dorey and Mysol 
Island. 
12. Myzomela nigrita Gray. Western and Southern New 
Guinea and Aru Islands. 
13. Myzomela erythrocephala Gould. Northern Australia to 
Aru Islands and New Guinea. 
14. Myzomela forbesi Ramsay. Woodlark Islands, north of 
Louisiade Islands. 
15. Myzomela guentheri Gadow. New Britain.. 
16. Myzomela cineracea Scl. New Britain. 
17. Myzomela cruentata Meyer. New Guinea, New Ireland, 
New Britain. 
“ Gadow, Hans. Catalogue of the Passeriformes, or Perching Birds, in the 
: Collection: of the British Museum. Cinnyrimorphx containing the Families 
Nectarinid and Meliphagide (Sun-Birds and Honey-Eaters), London, 1884, p. 
128--144, Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. IX, London, 
1884, si : 
