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MELITHREPTIDiE. 
Genus TOXORHAMPHUS Stres. 
Toxorhamphus Stresemann, Nov. Zool. vol. xxi. p. 394, 1914. Type 
(by original designation): Cinnyris novceguinea Less. 
Toxorhamphus novaeguineae (Less.). 
Distr . — New Guinea and Aru Islands. 
Toxorhamphus novaeguineae novaeguineae (Lesson). (9-110.) 
Cinnyris novceguinece Lesson, Diet. Sci. Nat. (Levrault) vol. 1. 
p. 22, Nov. 24th, 1827 : Dorey, New Guinea. 
Melilestes chlorous Reichenow, Journ. f. Ora. 1915, p. 126 : Lordberg, New 
Guinea. 
Distr. — New Guinea. 
Toxorhamphus novaeguineae flaviventris (R. & H.). 
Melilestes novceguinea flaviventris Rothschild & Hartert, Bull. Brit. 
Orn. Club, vol. xxvii. p. 44, 1911 : Aru Islands. 
Distr. — Am Islands. 
Toxorhamphus iliolophus (Salvad.). Fluffy-backed Honey-eater. 
Distr. — New Guinea and Fergusson Island. 
Toxorhamphus iliolophus iliolophus (Salvad.). (9-111.) 
Melilestes iliolophus Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. vii. p. 951, 
1875 (1876): Miosnom Island. (Fig. Cat. Birds, ix, pi. 1. fig. 2.) 
Melilestes affinis Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. vii. p. 952 : Arfak Mts., 
New Guinea. 
Distr. —New Guinea and Miosnom Island. 
Toxorhamphus iliolophus fergussonis (Hart,.). 
Melilestes fergussonis Hartert, Nov. Zool. vol. iii. p. 237, 1896 : Fer¬ 
gusson Island. 
Distr. — Fergusson Island. 
Toxorhamphus poliopterus (Sharpe). (9-111.) 
Black-headed Honey-eater. 
Melilestes polioptera Sharpe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Lond. vol. xvi. p. 318, 
1882 : Astrolabe Mts. (Fig. Cat. Birds, ix. pi. 1. fig. 1.) 
Distr. — New Guinea. 
Genus ORODYTES Riley. 
Orodt/tes Riley, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. vol. xxxiv. p. 52, March 31st, 
1921. Type (by original designation) : Arachnothera? celebensis 
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