Genus Myzomela, Vig. & Horsf.
Five well-marked species of this genus are distributed over Australia; numerous others are found in New Guinea and the neighbouring islands; the form also occurs in the Polynesian Islands, but is not found in Van Diemen’s Land.
| 316. Myzomela sanguineolenta | Vol. IV. Pl. 63. |
| 317. Myzomela erythrocephala, Gould | Vol. IV. Pl. 64. |
| 318. Myzomela pectoralis, Gould | Vol. IV. Pl. 65. |
| 319. Myzomela nigra, Gould | Vol. IV. Pl. 66. |
| 320. Myzomela obscura, Gould | Vol. IV. Pl. 67. |
Genus Entomyza, Swains.
Two species of this well-defined genus are comprised in the Australian fauna, one of which inhabits the south-eastern parts of the country, or New South Wales; the other, which so far as we yet know is strictly confined to the north-eastern coast, is very plentiful at Port Essington and in the neighbouring districts.
The form appears to be confined to Australia, for I have never seen it from any other country.
| 321. Entomyza cyanotis | Vol. IV. Pl. 68. |
This bird has the habit—a somewhat remarkable one among the Honey-eaters—of selecting the nest of Pomatorhinus temporalis for the reception of its eggs.
| 322. Entomyza albipennis, Gould | Vol. IV. Pl. 69. |