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MELITHREPTIDJE. 
Ptilotis unicolor brend-a Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. i. p. 50, April 2nd, 
1912 : Melville Island, Northern Territory. 
Distr. — Northern Territory and North-West Australia. 
Stomiopera unicolor yarra (Math.). 
Ptilotis unicolor yarra Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 413, Jan. 31st, 
1912: Inkerman, Queensland. 
Distr . — Queensland. 
Stomiopera fulvocinerea (F. & M.). Yellow-grey Honey-eater. 
Ptilotis fulvocinerea Finsch & Meyer, Zeit. Ges. Orn. vol. iii. p. 24, 
pi. 5, 1886 : Astrolabe Mts., New Guinea. 
Distr. — New Guinea. 
Genus XANTHOTIS Eeichenb. 
Xanthotis Reichenbach, Handb. Spec. Omith. Abth. ii. (Handb. Mero- 
pince), vol. i. p. 139 (leones Synops. Avium Cont. ix.), March 1st, 
1852. Type (by monotypy): Philedon chrysalis Lesson. 
Xanthotis chrysotis (Less.). Tawny-breasted Honey-eater. 
Distr. — Queensland, New Guinea, and islands. 
Xanthotis chrysotis chrysotis (L. et G.). (9-238.) 
Philedon chrysotis Lesson et Garnot, Voy. 4 Coquillc,’ pi. xxi. livr. 6, 
March 22nd, 1828 : New Guinea. 
Myzantka flaviventer Lesson, Man. d'Orn. vol. ii. p. 67, June 1828 : New Guinea. 
Xanthotis lessoni Sharpe, Handl. Birds, vol. v. p. 85, 1909 : new name for 
chrysotis. 
Distr. — New Guinea. 
Xanthotis chrysotis filigera (Gould). (9-237.) 
Ptilotis filigera Gould, Birds Austr., Suppl. pt. i. (pi. 42), March 15th, 
1851 : Cape York, North Queensland. (Fig. Gould, Suppl. 
pi. 42 ; Math. xii. pi. 542.) 
Xanthotis flaviventer watsoni Mathews, Austral Av. Rec. vol. iii. p. 7], 
July 21st, 1917 : Watson River, North Queensland. 
Distr.— North Queensland. 
Xanthotis chrysotis madaraszi (R. & H.). 
Ptilotis chrysotis madaraszi Rothschild & Hartert, Nov. Zool. vol. x. 
p. 446, 1903: Simbang, Huon Gulf, New Guinea. 
Distr. — New Guinea (Huon Gulf). 
Xanthotis chrysotis rubiensis (Meyor). 
Ptilotis flaviventer rubiensis Meyer, Zeit. Ges. Orn. vol. i. p. 289, 
1884 : North-West New Guinea. 
Distr . — New Guinea (N.W.). 
