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MELITHREPTIDJE. 
Microptilotis aruensis aruensis (Sharpe). 
Ptilotis aruensis Sharpe, Rep. Vo y. ‘ Alert,’ p. 19, 1884 : Aru Islands. 
Distr. —Aru Islands. 
Microptilotis aruensis sharpei (R. & H.). 
Ptilotis aruensis sharpei Rothschild & Hartert, Nov. Zool. vol. x. 
p. 442, 1903 : Dorey. 
Distr. —New Guinea (Berau Peninsula), Batanta, VVaigou, Misol, 
Jobi, Erima, Salwatti, and D’Entrecasteaux Islands. 
Microptilotis orientalis (Meyer). Eastern Honey-eater. 
Ptilotis flavirictus orientalis Meyer, Journ. f. Orn. 1894, p. 92 : South- 
East New Guinea. 
Distr .— New Guinea. 
Microptilotis montana (Salvad.). (9-229.) 
Mountain Honey-eater. 
Ptilotis montana Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. xvi. p. 77, 1880 : 
Arfak Mts. 
Distr. —New Guinea. 
Microptilotis mimikae (O.-G.). Mimika River Honey-eater. 
Ptilotis mimikcB Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, vol. xxix. p. 27 
1911: Mimika River. 
Distr . —New Guinea. 
Microptilotis gTacilis (Gould). Graceful Honey-eater. 
Ptilotis gracilis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1866, p. 217, Oct. 1st : 
Cape York, North Queensland. (Fig. Math. xi. pi. 528 ; Ibis 
1898, pi. 1, and Emu, xx. pi. 5.) 
Ptilotis gracilis imitatrix Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 403, Jan. 31st 
1912 : Cairns, Queensland. * 
Distr .— North Queensland. 
Microptilotis diops (Salvad.). 
Ptilotis diops Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. 1899, p. 581 : Purari 
River. 
Xanthoti# chtorolcrma Rcichenow, Journ. f. Orn. 1915, p. 127 : Etappenberg. 
Distr .— New Guinea. 
Microptilotis spilogaster (O.-G.). 
Ptilotis spilogaster Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 251 : Port Moresby 
error=D’Entrecasteaux Island. 
Distr. — D’Entrecasteaux Island. 
