343 Black-chinned Honey-eater (Black-throated), M. gularis, E.A., S.A., W.A.
Stat. r. timber 6.7
Upper olive-yellow; head, nape black; whitish band on nape joins white band up to eye; sides of throat white, centre blackish; chest grayish; sides creamy; centre-abdomen white; naked skin about eye turquoise-blue; f., sim. Honey, insects, seeds. Sweet song.
344 Brown-headed Honey-eater (Short-billed), M. brevirostris, E.A., S.A., W.A.
Stat. r. timber 5.7
Greenish-olive upper; quills brown; head, nape dark-brown; whitish band on nape continued as brownish-white band on head; under creamy; bare skin about eye greenish-blue in winter, dull yellow (delicate flesh-tint) in summer; f., sim. Honey, insects. Rough, rattle-like note.
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345[*] Striped Honey-eater (Lanceolated), Plectoramphus lanceolatus, E.A., S.A., W.A. (inland).
Stat. r. timber 8.8
Upper grayish-brown, striped blackish-brown; wing-quills brown, edged lighter; throat white; under, upper base tail white; black marks side of neck, flanks. Honey, insects. Cheerful, loud whistle, "Chirp, chirp, cherry, cherry."