No BpecinuMis have hoon procured in any Other part than that ahout the north coast. 



The head, all the upper surface, ear-coverts, wings and tail arc; dark brown; primaries and 

 secondaries margined externally with wax-yellow ; throat, rust-red : sides of the head and all the under 

 surface, very pale hrown : irides, reddish-hrown ; hill and foot, dark brown. 



Total length. 4 : , ! inches; bill, \ inoh : wing, 2| inches; tail. 2^ inches; tarsi, § inch. 



Habitat: North coast of Australia. 



GENUS ENTOMOPHILA (Gould). 



^ this purely Australian genus, only one species exists, viz., Entomophila Picta. 



ENTOMOPHILA PICTA (Gould). 



PAINTED HONEY-EA TER. 



TMI1K Acacia trees in the interior of New South Wales abound in specimens of this pretty little 

 J- bird, which also frequents, though to a smaller extent, the other trees which grow in that part, 

 h i> much more sprightly and active than the other Honey-eaters, and, unlike them, does not only 

 procure insects from the trees, but also captures them when flying. 



During flight it spreads out its wings and tail, the beauty of which is shown to great 

 advantage. At the same time it utters its loud, but not melodious note. 



The nest, in which two eggs are laid, is composed of fine fibrous roots, and is suspended 

 from some of the thin twigs of a tree, generally the Acacia Pendula (myall). 



The markings of the sexes are similar, but the female is more dull in colouring than the 



male. 



The head, cheeks and upper surface are black, the posterior edges of the ear-coverts being 

 tipped with white : wings, black ; the outer edges of the primaries and secondaries yellow at the 

 base, forming a conspicuous broad mark on the wing ; two middle tail-feathers white, the rest black ; 

 throat and under surface, greyish-white, the flanks having a few spots of brown ; irides, dark hazel ; 

 bill, vellowish-brown : legs and feet, bluish-o-rev. 



Total length, a, 1 , inches; bill, f inch: wing. 3| inches: tail, 2| inches; tarsi -| inch. 



Habitats: Interior of New South Wales and Victoria. 



