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343 Black-chinned Honey-eater (Black-throated), M. gula- 
ris, E.A., S.A., W.A. Stat. r. timJ)er 6.7 
Upper olive-yellow; head, nape black; whitish band on 
nape joins white band up to eye; sides of throat white, 
centre blackish; chest grayish; sides creamy; centre- 
abdomen white; naked skin about eye turquoise-blue; 
f., sim. Honey, insects, seeds. Sweet song. 
344 Brown-headed Honey-eater (Short-billed), M, 'breviros- 
tris, E.A., S.A., W.A. Stat. r. timl)er 5.7 
Greenish-olive upper; quills brown; head, nape dark- 
brown; whitish band on nape continued as brownish- 
white band on head; under creamy; bare skin about 
eye greenish-blue in winter, dull yellow (delicate flesh- 
tint) in summer; f., sim. Honey, insects. Rough, 
rattle-like note. 
1 345*Striped Honey-eater (Lanceolated), Plectoramphus 
1 lanceolatus, E.A., S.A., W.A. (inland). 
Stat. r. timber 8.8 
Upper grayish-brown, striped blackish-brown; wing-quills 
brown, edged lighter; throat white; under, upper base 
tail white; black marks side of neck, flanks. Honey, 
insects. Cheerful, loud whistle, ''Chirp, chirp, cherry, 
cherry." 
6 346* Sanguineous Honey-eater (Blood), Humming-Bird 
52 (e), Blood-Bird, Myzomela sanguinolenta, E.A. 
(coastal). Nom. r. thick hushes, heath 4.3 
Head, neck, breast, back, upper base tail rich shining 
scarlet; side-face, wings, tail black, wings lined 
lighter; abdomen buff; f., light brown, lighter below. 
Pollen, honey, insects. Beautiful song. 
347*Black Honey-eater, M, nigra, A. exc. N. Ter. (inte- 
rior). Mig. v.r. plains 4.4 
Black; side abdomen, under base tail white; f., brown; 
under dull-white; breast marked dark-brown; under 
base tail white. Insects. Plaintive song. 
bill, suitable for exploring flowers. Their feet are well deve- 
loped and strong, for they are used while hanging in all sorts of 
positions as the flowers are explored. No less than eighty-eight 
Honey-eaters are found in Australia, but they are often restricted 
to very limited areas, so that no district would contain many 
kinds of these birds. Many are well known, though not by the 
name Honey-eater. Who does not know the harsh note of the 
Wattle-Bird (Wattled Honey-eater)? Again, who does not often 
meet the Noisy Miner (Garrulous Honey-eater), a bird that makes 
such a fuss when a snake appears that he is sometimes called the 
Snake-Bird? Is there a city boy who does not know the Greenie 
(White-plumed Honey-eater)? Some of the Honey-eaters are 
amongst the most beautiful of birds. 
The Regent (Warty-faced) Honey-eater is a glory, and is often 
figured in British books as one of the world's beautiful birds. 
