BIRDS OF THE BLOSSOMS AND OUTER FOLIAGE 
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3. Grey-breasted Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis Latham 
lat-er-d'-lis—L., lateralis, “sided” ( latus , side). 
distribution. Northern and eastern Queensland, New South 
Wales, and Lord Howe Island. 
notes. Also called White-eye, Blight-bird, Grape-eater, and Sivve. 
In pairs or flocks, according to the season of the year; common in all 
classes of forest country and in gardens and orchards. For the greater 
part of the year it is one of the most useful of birds, destroying all 
manner of insect pests; but during the fruiting season it is recognized 
among orchardists as a pest. It has a peevish call-note, while its song 
is decidedly musical and long sustained. Food: insects and their 
larvae, native fruits and berries, and cultivated soft fruits. In winter 
plumage the sides of the body are deep tawny-buff. 
nest. Like those of the Grey-backed Silver-eye. 
eggs. Like those of the Grey-backed Silver-eye. 
4. Western Silver-eye Zosterops australasia Vieillot 
australasicc— of Australasia. 
distribution. From Carnarvon to Albany (Western Australia) 
notes. Common in all classes of forest-lands and in gardens and 
orchards. Similar in habits to the Grey-breasted Silver-eye. 
nest. Like that of the Grey-breasted Silver-eye. 
eggs. Like those of the Grey-breasted Silver-eye. Breeding-season: 
August to December. 
5. Pale Silver-eye Zosterops albiventris Rcichenbach 
al-bi-ven'-tris— L., albus , white; L., venter, belly. 
distribution. Islands off the coast of northern Queensland and 
Tories Strait islands. 
notes. Also called Pale-bellied White-eye. In pairs or flocks, ac¬ 
cording to the season of the year, frequenting the branches of dowering 
trees or shrubs. Food: insects and their larvae, also native fruits and 
berries. 
nest. Very similar to that of the Grey-breasted Silver-eye. 
eggs. Very similar to, though much paler than, those of the Grey¬ 
breasted Silver-eye. 
6. Scarlet Honey-eater Myzomela sanguinolenta Latham—6A. Female 
Myz'-o-mcl'-a— Gk, myzein , to suck; Gk, meli, honey: san-guin-o-len'-ta 
—L., sanguinolentus , blood-coloured. 
distribution. Eastern Australia, from Cape York to Victoria. 
notes. Also called Sanguineous Honey-eater and Blood-bird. In 
flocks, arriving in New South Wales during early spring; in the winter 
months it is distinctly nomadic. It frequents the flowering eucalypts. 
melaleucas, and banksias, seeking insects and nectar. The male utters 
