Order PASSERIFORMES. 
No. 688. 
Family MELITHREPTIDJE. 
PURNELLORNIS NIGER. 
WHITE-CHEEK KJ) HONEY-EATER, 
(Platk 544.) 
Certhia nigra Bochsteiii, Kurzo Uebersiclit Vogel, p. 196, (pref. dated April 12th, 1810) 
1811 : New South Wales. 
Certhia nigra Beclistein, Kurze Uebersicht Vogel, p. 196, 1811. 
New Holland Creeper (female) White, Journal Voy. New South Wales, pi. opp. p. 297, 
1790. 
MdithreptiLs aicr Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat., nouv, ed., Vol. XIV., p. 327, Sept. 13th, 
1817 : New South Wales, based on L’H6orotaire noir Vieillot Ois. Dores, Vol. II., 
pi. 71, as is also Certhia nigra Bechstein above. 
Meliphaga sericea Gould, Synops. Birds Auatr., pt. i., pi. (16), Jan. lat, 1837 : Now South 
Wales; td,, Proc. Zool. Soe. (Lond.), 1836, p. 144, April 1837 ; id., Birds Austr., 
pt. X. (Vol. IV., pi. 25), March 1st, 1843. 
Meliphaga sericeola Gould, Synops. Birds Aastr., pt. iv., App., p. 5, April 1st, 1838: New 
South Wales (,). 
Mdiornis sericea Cabanis, Mus. Heine., Vol. I., p. 117, 1851; Gould, Handb. Birds Austral., 
Vol. L, p. 490,1865; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. U., p. 188,1878; Gadow, 
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. IX., p. 254, 1884; Ramsay, Tab. List Austr. Birds, 
p. 12, 1888 ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 44, 1899 ; Campbell, Nests and Eggs Austr. 
Birds. Vol. I., p. 414, 1901 ; -Milligan, Emu, Vol. TIL, p. 18, 1903 (W.A.); North, 
Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat. No. 1, Vol. II., p. 65, 1906 ; Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., 
p. 98. 1908; Cleland, Emu, Vol. XL, p. 92, 1911 (Food); S. A. White, i6., Vol. 
XIX., p. 226, 1920 (Q.). 
Meliphaga ynystacalis Gould, Pioc. Zool. Soc. (Load.), 1840. p. 161, July 1841 : West 
Australia (Perth) ; id.. Birds Austr., pt. xxx. (Vol. IV., pi. 26), March 1st, 1848. 
Not Meliphaga mystacalia TeimximclL et Laugier, Planch. Color. d'Ois. 56 livr. (Vol. 3, pi. 335), March, 
1825. 
Mdiornis mystacalis Cabaiiis, Muh. Heine., Vol. I., p. 117, 1851 ; Gould, Haiidb. Birds 
Austr., Vol. I., p. 491, 1865; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. II., p. 188, 
1878; Gadow, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. IX., p. 255, 1884; Ramsay, Tab. List 
Austr. Birds, p. 12, 1888 ; HaU, Key Birds Austr., p. 44, 1899 ; Campbell, Nests and 
Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. I., p. 415, 1901 ; MiUigan, Emu, Vol. II., p. 74, 1902 (W.A.); 
id., ib., Vol. III., p. 18, 1909; Hill, ib., p. 107; North, Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., No. 1, 
Vol. II., p. 67, 1906; Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 98, 1908; Whitlock, 
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