BLACK-CHINNED HONEY-EATER. 
I deal with the allied species Iceiior and validirostris in the succeeding 
pages, but here note that the recognition of these leaves M. gularis with 
comparatively a restricted range and only two subspecies, as 
Mdithreptus gularis gularis Gould. 
New South Wales; Victoria (?) Queensland. 
Melithreptus gularis loftyi Mathews. 
“ Differs from M. g. gularis in its paler coloration above, although as dark on 
the under-surface. (Mount Lofty) South Australia. 
South Australia. 
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