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Collection of Birds from Western Australia. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 4*0-4’25 inches. 
[The Mistletoe-bird is said to be more or less migratory.— 
G.C.S.] 
Zosterops gould i (Bonap.). 
Zoster ops gouldi Math. p. 89. 
a, b. A • King River, 1st & 9th Dec. 
c, d. Dwaladine, 13th March. 
d-f. A • Bernier Island, 26th June & 12th July. 
{?, h. A • Carnarvon, 22nd Aug. 
Iris of a light horn-colour; bill of a horn-colour, darker 
on the upper mandible; legs of a flesh-colour tinged with 
bluish. 
Specimens from Carnarvon and Bernier Island appear to 
have the under parts somewhat paler than birds from the 
south-west; and the males, if their sex has been correctly 
determined, seem to lack the cinnamon wash on the sides 
and flanks. The material at present available for comparison 
is insufficient to warrant separation. 
[The Green-backed Silver-eye is gregarious and was very 
plentiful in the south-west, but did not occur far inland. 
It extends as far north as the Gascoyne River and Bernier 
Island.— G. C. £.] 
Zosterops shortridgii, sp. n. 
Adult male. Most nearly allied to the male of Z. gouldi 
Bonap., but differs in having the middle of the breast, as 
well as the belly, thighs, and under tail-coverts, pale yellow ; 
the sides and flanks greyer and only slightly washed with 
cinnamon. In Z. gouldi the thighs are always white. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 5 inches; wing 2*3; 
tail 1*9; tarsus 0*7. 
a. Babbit Island, Albany, 17th April. (Type of the 
species.) 
Zosterops balstoni, sp. n. 
Adult male and female. Similar to Z. lutea Gould, but 
with the upper parts decidedly more greyish-olive and the 
under parts, especially the middle of the breast and belly, 
less brilliant yellow. 
