. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . OtscureH-eater MYZOMELA ERYTHROCEPHALA. (Red-headed Honey Eater.) ♦- Male : Head, throat, and rump, scarlet; back, wings, and tail, and band across the chest, bkck; the remainder of the under surface, : Uniform brown above ; lighter brown beneath. Length, 4| inches ; wing, 2\ ; tail, If ; bill, f ; tarsus, |. This rare and very distinct species was procured by Grilbert at Port Essington, w
. Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings . OtscureH-eater MYZOMELA ERYTHROCEPHALA. (Red-headed Honey Eater.) ♦- Male : Head, throat, and rump, scarlet; back, wings, and tail, and band across the chest, bkck; the remainder of the under surface, : Uniform brown above ; lighter brown beneath. Length, 4| inches ; wing, 2\ ; tail, If ; bill, f ; tarsus, |. This rare and very distinct species was procured by Grilbert at Port Essington, where it was found to frequent the extensivebeds of mangroves bordering the sea,; and to collect its food from the flowers, flitting from one branch to another, and uttering its rathersharp and harsh chirrup. MYZOMELA SANGUINOLENTA. (Sanguineous Honey Eaier.) Male : Head, neck, breast, back, and upper tail coverts, rich scarlet—the two latter much intermingled with black ; lores, wings, and tail,black; wing coverts, margined with white, and primaries with light grey; flanks, grey; abdomen, under surface of wing, and under tailcoverts, white—the latter marked with light gre
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