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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
PLATE XIV 
BIRDS OF THE BLOSSOMS AND OUTER FOLIAGE 
1. Lesser Lewin Honey-eater Meliphaga analoga Reichenbach 
Mel-ipti-ag-a — Gk, nieli, honey; Gk, phagein , to eat: an-al'-og-a — Gk, 
analogos, analogous. 
Distribution. — Northern Queensland, from Cape York to Cardwell. 
Notes . — Also called Yellow-spotted Honey-eater. In flocks, fre- 
quenting the scrubs, occasionally open forest country and mangroves. 
Food: native fruits, berries, insects, and nectar. 
Nest. — A rather deep, cup-shaped structure, composed of bark and 
dead leaves, woven together with wild cotton; lined with wild cotton 
or silky down from plants. Suspended from a small fork of a tree or 
shrub, usually in dense scrub, and placed at heights up to 12 feet from 
the ground. 
Eggs. — Usually two, pearly-white, boldly spotted with deep chest- 
nut and purplish-brown markings, confined chiefly to the larger end. 
Breeding-season : October to March. 
2. Purple-gaped Honey-eater Meliphaga cratitia Gould 
era-tit* -i-a — L., craticius, wattled. 
Distribution. — From northern Queensland to Victoria to south- 
western Australia. 
Notes. — Also called Wattle-cheeked Honey-eater. In flocks, inhabit- 
ing alike dwarf scrub, scrub, or timbered river-flats. Food: insects and 
nectar. 
Nest. — A cup-shaped structure, composed chiefly of thin strips of 
bark ; lined with grass and other materials. Generally suspended from the 
branch of a bush or small tree, and often within a few feet of the ground. 
Eggs. — Usually two, very pale pinkish-white, spotted and blotched 
with pale to dark reddish-brown markings which become confluent, form- 
ing a broken and irregular zone at the larger end. Breeding-season: 
August to December. 
3. White-streaked Honey-eater Trichodere cockerelli Gould 
TricK-o-der’-e — Gk, trichos, hair (genitive of thrix ) ; Gk, dere, neck : 
cockerelli — J. T. Cockerell, field naturalist and collector for John Gould 
in Queensland and the Aru Islands. 
Distribution.— Cape York Peninsula (northern Queensland). 
Notes. — Also called Cockerell Honey-eater. In flocks, inhabiting tea- 
