SOME HONEY-EATERS OF THE OPEN FOREST 8l 
NOTES. Also called Lanceolated Honey-eater. In pairs or small 
parties, inhabiting the scrub-lands chiefly composed of native pine, 
she-oak, and mallee. Its song is a pleasing warble—“Chirp, chirp, cherry, 
cherry"; other notes resemble those of the Olive-backed Oriole. Food: 
insects and nectar, procured among the blossoms and foliage. 
nest. A neatly made, purse-shaped structure, composed of grasses 
and rootlets, neatly woven together with plant down, sheep's wool, 
and occasionally emu feathers; lined with fine grasses, hair, and 
feathers. Usually suspended near the extremity of a drooping and 
swaying branch of a she-oak or other tree. 
eggs. Three or four, very pale pinkish-white, minutely spotted and 
speckled with reddish-brown and purplish-grey, the markings being 
more numerous at the larger end. Breeding-season: August to Decem¬ 
ber. 
4. Blue-faced Honey-eater Entomyzon cyanotis Latham 
En-to-myz-on— Gk, entoma , insects; Gk, myzein, to suck: cy'-a-ndt'is- 
Gk, cyanos, blue; Gk, otos , genitive of ous, ear. 
distribution. Australia (except the south-western portion). 
notes. Also called Banana-bird and Blue-eye. In pairs or small 
parties, usually inhabiting open forest country. It is very pugnacious, 
and has a rather loud and monotonous call-note which it frequently 
utters. Food: insects, nectar, native fruits, and berries. 
nest. A platform of sticks and twigs, upon which a cup-shaped 
structure of strips of bark is formed; lined with fine strips and shreds 
of bark, dried grasses, and hair. Usually built on an outer branch of 
a tree, often at a considerable height from the ground. This species 
often uses a deserted nest of the White-browed Babbler as a nesting 
site. 
eggs. Two to five, varying from a rich salmon to pale fleshy-buff, 
sparingly spotted and blotched with purplish-red or chestnut-brown 
markings, with a few underlying blotches of pale slate. Breeding- 
season: June to January. 
5. Noisy Miner Myzantha melanocephala Latham 
Myzf-anth'-a—Gk, myzein, to suck; Gk, anthos, flower: mel'-an-o-ceph '- 
al-a—Gk, melas (melanos), black; Gk, cephale, head. 
distribution. Eastern Australia, from Cairns (northern Queens¬ 
land) to South Australia and Tasmania. 
notes. Also called Garrulous Honey-eater, Black-headed Miner, 
Snake-bird, Cherry-eater, Soldier-bird, Micky, and Squeaker. In small 
parties, frequenting open forest country and partly cleared lands. 
It is a restless, inquisitive, bold, and noisy bird, keeping up a constant 
chatter of loud speaking notes. Food: insects, procured among the 
leaves and blossoms and on the ground; also pollen, native fruits, and 
berries. 
nest. An open, cup-shaped structure, composed of roots, twigs, 
strips of bark and grasses, frequently bound together and ornamented 
