WHITE-NAPED HONEY-EATER, 
Melithreptus lunatics lunatus, 
Melithreptus lunatus adelaidensis, 
Melithreptus lunatus whitlochi, 
Melithreptus lunatus chloropsis, 
and 
Melithreptus albogularis albogularis, 
Melithreptus albogularis gradus, 
Melithreptus albogularis siibalbogularis, 
Melithreptus albogularis vinitinclus, 
Melithreptus albogularis yorki. 
Of course the status of chloropsis and whitlochi would also need adjust¬ 
ment and it would be difficult to argue against their separation also. 
The matter is at present complicated by Campbell and Barnard’s record 
of both forms from Cairns, and North’s record of the northern form from 
New South Wales, while I would like to see birds from the w r est of South 
Australia. 
In the present case the albogularis form appears to have exactly the same 
(perhaps a little wider) distribution as the Icetior form of the allied gularis, 
and the latter I am now allowing specific value. It is much more highly 
coloured, but that is really of little value, and it may yet prove that the 
albogularis form showing such slight difference is of equal value to the 
more flamboyant Icetior. 
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