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[Tliese birds wore scattered all through Central Australia, and, unlike most 
Honey-eaters, wore frequently found on the ground. As this seemed peculiar, I 
carefully noted the spot from which the bird rose, and found the source of 
attraction had been some honey-bearing flowers. The variation in the colour of the 
iris was remarkable. Whilst .some were light or dark brown, others were bright 
blue. In markings and note they do not differ from our well-known birds.] 
No. 64. Myzantha flavioula, Gould. Yellow-throated Miner. 
Mvzafitha flavigula, Gould, Proc. Zool. Hoc., 1839, p. 143; id., Pds. Austr., 
'fob, Vol. IV., pi. 79 (1848); North, Nests and Eggs Austr. Eds., p. 230, 
pi. xii., fig. 4 (1889). 
Majiorhi7ia flavigula, Gadow, Brit. Mus. Cat. Eds., Vol. IX., p. 261 (1884). 
An adult male and female, Bagot’s Creek. Slightly smaller than specimens 
obtained in New South Wales. 
[Very plentiful at Hermannburg, along the Finke and Palmer River.s, and at 
all the waterholes and creeks. Generally in flocks of from three to a dozen they 
might be seen flying from tree to tree, or on the ground seeking for insects or 
honey in blossom or flowers. Their note is exactly like that of M. garruhi, and in 
the distance they are easily mistaken for that bird.] 
No. 65. Dic.rum iiirundinackum, Latham. Swallow Dicjeum. 
Sylvia hirundinacea, Lath., Ind. Orn., Supph, p. Iv. (1801). 
JJicceu?n hirundi?iaceum, Gould, Eds. Austr., fob, Vol. II., pb 34 (1848); 
Sharpe, Brit. Mus. Cat. Eds, Vol. X., p. 19 (1885); Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. 
N.S,W., Vol. I., 2nd series, p. 1093 (1886); North, Nests and Eggs Austr. Eds., 
p. 236 (1889). 
One adult male, Levi Range ; one adult male, Finke Rivmr. This species is 
generally distributed over the Australian continent. 
[Wherever the Loranthus was found on the mulga, eucalypt, or casuarina, 
these little birds were numerous, especially at Red Mulga Creek. They all 
appeared to be unusually bright in plumage, and this remark applies to all repre¬ 
sentatives of the species found throughout the trip. Their loud sharp note and 
