. Nests and eggs of birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania . s sericea. WHITE-CHEEKED HOXEY-EATEK. Jfeliphaga sericea, Gould, Proo. Zool. Soc, 1837, p. 144; ii/., BJs. Austr , fol, Vol. IV^,, pi. 25 (1848).Meliornis sericea, Gould, Handbk. Bds. Aust. Vol. I., p. 490 (); Gadow, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. Vol. IX., p 254 (1884). Adult male—Like the ailuit male o/Mkliounis , Latham,/>?«< liaviny a whitesuperciliary stripe extending from the sides of the forehoail—wliere it is very icide—on to the nape,and a conspicuous Jan-shaped tuft (if white plumes, covimencing on
. Nests and eggs of birds found breeding in Australia and Tasmania . s sericea. WHITE-CHEEKED HOXEY-EATEK. Jfeliphaga sericea, Gould, Proo. Zool. Soc, 1837, p. 144; ii/., BJs. Austr , fol, Vol. IV^,, pi. 25 (1848).Meliornis sericea, Gould, Handbk. Bds. Aust. Vol. I., p. 490 (); Gadow, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus. Vol. IX., p 254 (1884). Adult male—Like the ailuit male o/Mkliounis , Latham,/>?«< liaviny a whitesuperciliary stripe extending from the sides of the forehoail—wliere it is very icide—on to the nape,and a conspicuous Jan-shaped tuft (if white plumes, covimencing on the cheeks, spreading out andconcealing the feathers at the side of the throat and neck; chin and centre of the throat black: tips ofthe inner icehs of the lateral tail feathers indistinctly margined with tchile; bill black; legs and feetdusky-grey; iris blackish-browm. Total length in thefiesli 7 inches, wing 3, tail 2S, bill OS, tarsus OS. Adult female—Similar in plumage to the adult male but slightly smaller. Distribution—Queensland, New South K WHITE-CHKElvKD HONEY-EATER. LTHOUGH the range of theWhite-:heeked Honey-eater extendsover most of the coastal districts of EasternAustralia, New South Wales is the strong-hold of this species. In general appearanceit resembles Meliornis noiue-hollandim, and isoften found frequenting the same situationsbut is far more local in habits. NearSydney it is very common in the swampyundergrowth between Manly and Newport,and on the shores of Narrabeen Lagoongiving preference for those localities whereferns and cycads flourish, overrun in partswith a tangled undergrowth of climbingplants, sheltered above by wide-spreadingEucalypti. Xt Roseville, Middle Harbour, Thornleigh and Hornsby it frequents the forestlands with a thick scrubby undergrowth of stunted Banksias and Eucalypti. It is common alsoabout the Hawkesbury Ri\er, Georges River, and Cooks River, its presence being an almostcertain indication that water is near at ha
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