LEAST HONEY-EATER. 
better suppressed as a synonym of G. ocularis. Moreover, the oldest name 
for the species is Meliphaga indistincta Vigors and Horsfield, as pointed out 
in the Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. IX., pi 213, 1884, but not utilised.” 
The subspecies I allowed were named: 
Stigmatops i?idistincta indistincta (Vigors and Horsfield). 
South-west Australia. 
Stigmatops indistincta ocularis (Gould). 
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria. 
Stipmatops indistincta rufescens Mathews. 
“ A rufous-brown phase, quite distinct from any other ; the colouring 
throughout being sandy or rufous where in the type it is brownish or olive 
or some shade of those colours. Crawford Springs, Northern Territory.” 
Northern Territory. 
S Stigmatops indistincta media Mathews. 
“ Darker than S. i. perplexa but paler than S. i. indistincta, and having the 
throat uniformly coloured with the breast, but the belly very light. Parry’s 
> Creek, North-west Australia.” 
f North-west Australia (Wyndham). 
1 Stigmatops indistincta perplexa Mathews. 
“ Differs from S. i. indistincta in its paler coloration above and below, 
especially on the throat and abdomen. Marble Bar, North-west Australia.” 
North-west Australia (Coongan River to 
Derby). 
Upon receipt of Melville Island specimens I added: 
Stigmatops indistincta melvillensis. 
“Differs from S. i. media in being greenish-brown above and in its smaller 
size. Melville Island.” 
I then noted I had omitted to name the Cairns bird, which had been 
recognised as distinct by Ramsay and others, so I introduced: 
Stigmatops indistincta ouida. 
“Differs from S. i. ocidaris in its smaller size and darker throat. Cairns.” 
North Queensland. 
These seven subspecies were recognised in my 1913 “ List ” without any 
alteration, but it will be noted that more are indicated by Ashby’s note that 
the York bird differed from the Perth one, and the type locality is King 
George’s Sound in West Australia. As Perth birds are commonly different 
from Albany ones, three forms are suggested in this southywest corner. 
Those I have named. Also the Stirling Ranges bird I regarded as differing 
slightly from the Swan River one. The Geraldton, etc., form may also differ 
from the Derby form, while the King River bird may not agree. 
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