rare Eggs of Australian Birds. 463 
light purple. The eggs measure : A O'90 x 0*69, B 0 85 x 
0*67 inch. 
9. Melithreptus albigularis Gould. (White-throated 
Honey-eater.) 
This Honey-eater is found right across the northern 
portion of Australia, and is a lively active bird. Mr. It. 
Hislop found its nest on October 23rd in a melaleuca-tree 
about 15 feet from the ground ; it was suspended near the 
end of a branch, and is a very pretty structure, being com¬ 
posed of very fine light-coloured shreds of melaleuca-bark, 
interwoven with small lumps of white silky-looking spider¬ 
web and thin white pieces of paper-bark, and also lined 
with the latter material ; it is fastened on to the branches 
with cobweb. It measures-—external diameter 2^ inches, 
internal If; external depth 2 inches, internal 1|. The 
two eggs of the clutch vary in colour, one being much 
lighter than the other; the ground-colour is reddish pink in 
one and pinkish white in the other, with light reddish 
markings round the larger end, where they are confluent. 
The eggs measure : A 0*73 X 0*54, B 0*70 x 0*53 inch. 
10. Glycyphila subocularis Gould. (Least Honey- 
eater.) 
These little birds are plentiful in suitable localities of 
Northern Australia, and Mr. R. Hislop found two of their 
nests containing eggs last season, one on October 3rd, and 
the other on June 14th. The latter was suspended from a 
fork near the end of a branch in a melaleuca-tree, about 20 
feet from the ground; it is a light structure, and composed 
of fine shreds of bark interwoven with very thin white pieces 
of so-called paper-bark and a small amount of cobweb on 
the outside, which helps to fasten it on to the branch; it is 
lined with a white downy-looking substance, and measures—- 
external diameter 2\ inches, internal 1^; external depth 21- 
inches, internal 2. The two eggs of the clutch vary both in 
size and colour, one being pure white, with a few very faint 
specks round the larger end, while the other is a very delicate 
reddish pink, with a faint zone of reddish markings round 
