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WHITE-EARED HONEY-SUCKER. 
(PL XX.) 
LENGTH 
Six inches and a quarter; bill half an inch, and black; eyes black; lashes grey; 
cheeks and ears white; chin, throat, and breast, black ; belly olive, spotted with 
grey; vent light olive; forehead, crown, and hind head, dark grey, spotted with 
black ; back, shoulders, and rump, bright olive ; primaries and secondaries bright 
olive; tail brown, edged with bright olive; thighs pale olive ; legs and claws 
brown. 
FEMALE 
Nearly the same as the male, but of a less bright plumage. 
INHABITS 
The neighbourhood of Sydney and Parramatta ; frequenting thick brushy woods. They 
do not migrate. 
