=348* Spinebill=, Spinebill Honey-eater, Humming-Bird (e), Cobbler's Awl, _Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris_, E.A., S.A., T., Bass St. Is. Stat. c. _Banksias_, _heath_ 6.5 Crown, line to crescent on side of chest, wings, tail black; chest white, chestnut-brown patch on throat; back brown; abdomen light chestnut-brown; outer tail tipped white; eye scarlet; f., duller. Insects, honey. Monotonous strong call. 4 12 =349* Tawny-crowned Honey-eater= (Fulvous-fronted), _Gliciphila melanops (fulvifrons)_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A., W.A., T., Bass St. Is. Stat. c. _sandy_, _heathy_ 7 Upper ashy-brown; crown tawny, blackish line from bill past eye down side of breast; buff spot behind ear; throat, abdomen white. Insects, honey. Plaintive notes. =350* White-fronted Honey-eater=, _G. albifrons_, N.S.W., V., S.A., W.A., T. (inland). Stat. c. _dry scrubs_ 5.7 Upper grayish-brown; crown, throat black; forehead, behind ear white; abdomen white, streaked dark-brown. Insects, honey. "Tink-tink." 1 1 =351* Painted Honey-eater=, _Entomophila picta_, N.S.W., V., S.A. (inland). Stat. v.r. _plains_ 5.5 Upper black; band on wings, side tail yellow; tip tail white; abdomen white, faintly streaked brown; f., smaller. Insects. 1 1 =352 Pied Honey-eater=, _Certhionyx variegatus_, N.S.W., V., S.A., C.A., W.A., N.W.A. Stat. v.r. _dry scrubs_ 6.5 Black and white; head, throat, back, wings, tip-tail black; rest white; f., light-brown upper; under whitish, throat buffy, streaked dark-brown. Pollen, honey, berries. 1 1 =353* Regent Honey-eater= (Warty-faced), Turkey-Bird (Mock Regent), Flying Coachman, _Meliphaga phrygia_. S.Q., N.S.W., V., S.A. Nom. flocks r. _eucalypts_ 9.2 One of the most beautiful of birds; see colored plate; richly contrasted black and yellow; warty patch about eye; pugnacious; f., sim. Ringing "Clink-clank." [Page 171] [Illustration: [354] [355] [356] [357] [358]] 27 53 =354 Fuscous Honey-eater=, _Ptilotis fusca_, S.Q., N.S.W., V., (exc. dry parts). Stat. c. _open forest_ 6.2 Grayish-brown, quills dark-brown, edged yellow; a circle blackish feathers round eye; pale yellow ear tufts; under whitish, chest faintly streaked brownish; f., smaller. Insects, honey. =355* Yellow-eared Honey-eater= (Lewin), _P. chrysotis_, E.A. Stat. c. _humid scrubs_ 9 Upper olive-green, under lighter; large bright yellow ear tufts; gape straw-white; about eye blackish. Insects, honey. Quavering whistling notes. =356* Singing Honey-eater= (Large-striped), _P. sonora_, A. exc. extreme N. Stat. c. _forest_, _scrub_ 7.5