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THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA 
Eggs. —Three usually, pale flesh-coloured, becoming darker at the 
larger end, spotted and speckled with reddish-chestnut and a few scat¬ 
tered markings of dull purplish-grey, particularly at the larger end. 
Breeding-season: July to December or January. 
15. Tawny-crowned Honey-eater Gliciphila melanops Latham 
mel'-an-ops —Gk, melas (melanos ), black; Gk, ops, face. 
Distribution. —New South Wales, Victoria, South and south-western 
Australia, Kangaroo Island, and Tasmania. 
Notes. —Also called Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater. Usually in pairs 
or small parties, inhabiting heath and dwarf scrub-lands. Its song, which 
is somewhat mournful, commences with a single note slowly drawn out, 
followed by a quick double note, repeated six or eight times; it is usually 
uttered while the bird is perched on the topmost branch of a shrub. Food: 
insects, nectar, and pollen. 
Nest. —A deep, cup-shaped structure, composed of strips of bark and 
grass, well matted together with spiders’ egg-bags and cobwebs; lined with 
plant down. Generally placed near the ground in a low bush or tussock. 
Eggs. —Two or three, white, sparsely spotted and speckled, chiefly 
at the larger end, with dull chestnut-brown markings. Breeding-season: 
June to February or later. 
16. White-fronted Honey-eater Gliciphila albifrons Gould 
al r -bi-irons— L., albus, white; L., frons, forehead. 
Distribution. Extra-tropical Australia (accidental to southern 
Australia). 
Notes. Usually in.pairs or small parties, inhabiting heath and dwarf 
scrub-lands of the interior. It is an active bird, darting about the foliage 
Honey-eater. A local migrant in large flocks. 
ik i V - f?’ a , nc J som etimes with hair or fur. Mostly placed in a 
low bush, within 5 feet of the ground. 3 P 
ticu,fcS^ ly tWO ’i pale , pmkish-white, spotted and blotched, par- 
Breedino* season a u^ 1 re ddish-brown and dull purple markings. 
.Breeding-season . generally July or August to January. 
w', W ! lUe ' eared Hone - v - eater Meliphaga leucotis Latham 
Mel-iph -ag-a —Gk. meli. hrwv j,i _^ 
°* —, cinu auum—western Australia. 
Usually in pairs or small parties, frequenting alike heath and 
