69.  POMATORHINUS TEMPORALIS.

A bird very similar in plumage and habits to the last, but smaller and quicker in its motions.  I shot these birds on a former expedition to the eastward of the Darling, and both are figured in my former work, page 219, vol.  II.

70.  Glyciphila FULVIFRONS.—­Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater.

A bird common amongst the honey-suckles (Banksias), in the sandy rises or mounds in the neighbourhood of the Darling.  It appears in South Australia in similar localities, and has all the characters of its genus in the curved bill, pencilled tongue, and other points.

71.  Glyciphila ALBIFRONS, Gould.—­White-fronted Glyciphila.

This bird is about the size of a chaffinch, and was first killed by me on the Darling.

72.  PTILOTIS CRATITIUS, Gould.

This Honey-eater is remarkable in having a narrow lilac skin on the cheek, with a light line of yellow feathers beneath it.  It is long both in the body and tail, and is of graceful form.  Its colour is grey, but the breast is of a lighter shade and is slightly mottled.  First shot by Mr. Gould in South Australia, from whose searching eye, and persevering industry, few things escaped.  It was not common in the interior, but was occasionally seen in favourable localities.

73.  Anthochaera carunculata.—­Wattle Bird.

Frequents Banksias, and is common wherever those trees are to be found.  The Anthochaera carunculata is the largest of the wattle birds in South Australia.  It has a grey plumage, mottled with white, and is by no means inelegant in its shape, being a long, slender, well proportioned bird.  The whole of the Honey-suckers have curved bills and pencilled tongues.

74.  Anthochaera MELLIVORA.—­Brush Wattle Bird.

This Honey-eater is of very limited range, and was so seldom seen during the progress of the Expedition up the Darling, that it may almost be said to be confined to the located district of South Australia.  Its range, however, is as far as to the parallel of 30 degrees, beyond which point, as the majority of the honey-bearing trees cease, the larger Honey-suckers are not to be found.  Like all the birds of the same genus, it is quick in its movements.

75.  MELITHREPTUS GULARIS, Gould.—­Black-throated Honey-eater.

This bird is distinguished by its black throat, and a white lunate mark on the nape of the neck.  It is to be found in most places where honey-bearing flowers or trees are to be seen.  The general plumage is a dull green.

76.  MELITHREPTUS LUNULATUS.—­Lunulated Honey-eater.

This species partakes of all the characters of the genus, but is much smaller.

The range of the Honey-eaters does not extend beyond the 28th parallel—­towards the N.W. interior, or Central Australia; as there are few honey-giving trees in that desert region.  They are found all along the summits of the Barrier Range, however, in considerable numbers; and are always known by their loud wild note.