MEL1THREPTIDAS. 
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Genus MICROPTILOTIS Math. 
Microptilotis Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 116, Dec. 24th, 
1912. Type (by original designation) : Ptilotis gracilis Gould. 
Ptilotina Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. ii. p. 60, Oct. 23rd, 1913. Type (by 
original designation): Ptilotis analoga mixta Math. 
Microptilotis analoga (Reichb.). Yellow-spotted Honey-eater. 
Distr. — New Guinea, Aru Islands, Sudest Islands, and Queensland. 
Microptilotis analoga analoga (Reichb.). (9-227.) 
Ptilotis analoga Reickenbach, Handb. Spec. Ornith. Abth. ii. (Mero- 
pince ), vol. i. p. 103 (leones, Cont. no. ix.), March 1st, 1852, for 
Voy. P6le Sud, pi. 17. fig. 2 : “ Oceanic ”=South-West New 
Guinea (Triton Bay ?). 
Ptilotis similis Pucheran, Voy. Pole Sud, vol. iii. p. 89, 1853, pi. 17 : same bird. 
Ptilotis albonotata Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. xi. p. 33, 1875 : New 
Guinea (Naiabui). 
Distr. — New Guinea (S.W.). 
Microptilotis analoga notata (Gould). 
Ptilotis notata Gould, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, vol. xx. pt. ii. 
p. 269, Oct. 1st, 1867 : Cape York, North Queensland. (Rig. 
Gould, Suppl. pi. 41 ; Emu, xx. pi. 5; Math. xi. pi. 528.) 
Ptilotis analoga mixta Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 403, Jan. 31st, 1912 : 
Johnston River, North Queensland. 
Distr. —North Queensland. 
Microptilotis analoga fiavirictus (Salvad.). 
Ptilotis flamrictus Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. xvi. p. 76, 
1880 : Fly River, New Guinea. 
Distr. —New Guinea (South). 
Microptilotis analoga longirostris (O.-G.). 
Ptilotis longirostris Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. xxix. 
p. 27, 1911 : Wanuna Island, Aru Islands. 
Distr. —Aru Islands. 
Microptilotis analoga vicina (R. & H.). 
Ptilotis analoga vicina Rothschild & Hartert, Nov. Zool vol. xix. 
p. 203, 1912 : Sudest Island. 
Distr. — Sudest Island. 
Microptilotis aruensis (Sharpe). Aru Island Spotted Honey-eater. 
Distr. —Aru Islands and New Guinea. 
