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MYZANTHA FLAY I GU LA (Gould). 



YELLOW-THROATED MINER. 



THE interior of New South Wales is inhabited by this bird, which there completely replaces the 



Myzaniha Garrula of the coast. It is to be found in the belts of timber bordering the rivers of 



the interior, particularly the Namoi. Unlike the Myzaniha Garnda, it remains chief!}' on the tops of 

 the trees, and also differs in being more timid and less noisy. 



The forehead, upper part of the throat, and the tips of several feathers on each side of the 

 neck are citron-yellow ; back of the neck and back, grey ; lores and ear-coverts, black ; throat, cheeks, 

 and all the under surface, grey, the feathers of the chest crossed by an arrow-shaped mark of brown ; 

 wings and tail, dark brown, the outer webs of the primaries, many of the secondaries, and the basal 

 portion of the tail feathers, tipped with white ; bill, legs, and feet, orange-yellow ; irides, leaden-brown. 



Total length, 9f inches ; bill, 1 inch ; wing, 5^ inches ; tail, 5 inches ; tarsi, l 5 /i 6 inch. 



Habitat : Interior of New South Wales. 



GENUS PTILOTIS (Swainson). 



THIS genus, which comprises some of the most beautiful members of the family KMeliphagidfR, 

 contains more species than any other division of that family. Most of the species are confined to 

 Australia, but some are also found in New Guinea and the adjacent islands. 



PTILOTIS FILIGERA (Gould). 



STREAKED HONE Y EA TEL'. 



ALTHOUGH not remarkable for the brilliancy of its plumage, this species has certain distinctive 

 markings, particularly the yellow line beneath the eye and the minute striae on the back of 

 the neck. 



It was first discovered by Mr. Wilcox, at Cape York, in a clump of mangroves, and seems to 

 be confined to that quarter. 



The upper surface, wings and tail are brown, with small, almost invisible, marks of greyish- 

 white on the apical portion of the nuchal feathers ; the wing-coverts broadly, and the remainder of the 

 feathers narrowly edged with brownish-buff ; ear-coverts, blackish-grey ; a narrow streak of yellow runs 

 from the lower ande of the ear-coverts, and is lost in a line of white which is beneath the eye ; throat 

 and breast, grey; under surface, brownish-buff; bill, black; legs and feet, slate-colour. 



The sexes are the same in colour, but the young have not the white marks on the neck. 



Total length, 7| inches; bill, 1 inch; wing, 4 inches; tail, 3 inches; tarsi, § inch. 



Habitat : Cape York. 



