THE BIRDS OE AUSTRALIA. 
one small creek. The first set of eggs was taken on 5/1/10, and the last on 
18/5/10. Two eggs are invariably laid, excepting in cases where a nest 
contains a Cuckoo’s egg. I believe that when a Cuckoo’s egg is the first or 
second egg to he deposited in the nest, the Honey-eater does not lay her full 
clutch, but proceeds to incubate the Cuckoo’s egg only, or the Cuckoo’s egg 
and one of her own. I noticed that where a nest contained a full clutch of 
Honey-eater’s eggs and a Cuckoo’s egg the former were always in a more 
advanced state of incubation than the latter.” 
Gould described this species as Glyciphila fasciata and this specific name 
must be maintained. Two substitutes were offered because there was another 
bird called fasciata included in the genus Gliciphila, but this was not in any 
true sense congeneric. It had not been described under the genus name 
Gliciphila , so that with the removal of either from the genus, Gould’s name 
became unassailable. 
When I prepared my “ Reference List ” I admitted two subspecies: 
Gliciphila fasciata fasciata Gould. 
Northern Territory, North-west Australia. 
Gliciphila fasciata inkermani Mathews. 
“ Differs from G. f. fasciata in its fighter upper-surface and less barring on 
the breast. Inkerman, Queensland.” 
Queensland. 
On receipt of series from Melville Island I reviewed the species and 
further separated 
Gliciphila fasciata broomei Mathews. 
“ Differs from G. f. fasciata in its general paler coloration and larger size. 
Napier Broome Bay, North-west Australia.” 
North-west Australia. 
Gliciphila fasciata apsleyi Mathews. 
u Differs from G. f. fasciata in having the edges of the primaries yellowish- 
buff, not grey. Melville Island, Northern Territory.” 
In my 1913 “ List ” I transferred these to my genus Ramsayornis but 
otherwise made no alteration. 
If Campbell’s name Ryanornis be accepted these will read : 
Ryanornis fasciatus fasciatus (Gould). 
Ryanornis fasciatus apsleyi (Mathews). 
Ryanornis fasciatus broomei (Mathews). 
Ryanornis fasciatus inkermani (Mathews). 
