. 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 . branches of trees,and may often be seen in small companies of six to ten, feeding upon the pollen, honey, and insects frequenting the flowers. It builds anest of narrow strips of tea tree bark, and lays two eggs of a light salmon color, marked with blotches and freckles of reddish brown:size, 9 lines by 6 lines. MELITHREPTUS MELANOCEPHALUS. (Black-headed Honey-eate^\) Head, throat, and a crescent-shaped mark on
. 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 . branches of trees,and may often be seen in small companies of six to ten, feeding upon the pollen, honey, and insects frequenting the flowers. It builds anest of narrow strips of tea tree bark, and lays two eggs of a light salmon color, marked with blotches and freckles of reddish brown:size, 9 lines by 6 lines. MELITHREPTUS MELANOCEPHALUS. (Black-headed Honey-eate^\) Head, throat, and a crescent-shaped mark on the side of the chest, black; back and upper tail coverts, yellowish olive; wings and tail,brownish grey ; orbits, light green ; breast, white; abdomen, greyish white; bill, black ; irides, hazel; feet, brown. Length, 5i inches ; wing, 3 ; tail, 2|; bill, \ ; tarsus, f. This very distinct species is confined to Tasmania, and is in the habit of frequenting the gardens of tke colonists in the fruitseasons, although its ordinary food is the same as that of the other members of this peculiarly Australian genus. It is generally seen insmall companies of from ten to twenty in ■^*-^. rig:
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