ELOWERPECKER, OR MISTLETOE-BIRD. 
“ Differs from D. h. hirundinaceum in having a short tail—28 mm.; typical 
birds 32 mm. Cape York, Queensland.” 
North Queensland. 
Dicceum hirundinaceum tormenti Mathews. 
“ Differs from D. h. hirundinaceum in having a more slender bill. Point 
Torment, North-west Australia.” 
North-west Australia and Northern Territory. 
In my 1913 “ List ” I used the genus name Austrodicceum and suppressed 
the North Queensland race and omitted the South-west Australian locality, 
but Alexander has reported from the Perth District: “ Resident. Not 
common, but probably overlooked owing to its habit of keeping high in the 
trees.” 
Captain S. A. White also wrote regarding Central Australia: “ Wherever 
(Loranthus ) mistletoe grew upon the trees (there were many species of this 
parasite, some very beautiful) these bright little birds were seen ; their sharp 
note cannot be mistaken. The range of this bird over Australia is indeed 
great.” 
Long and complete series may eventually allows of the discrimination of 
several geographical races, but probably these will be more easily differentiated 
by means of study of the females. 
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