EUTHYRHYNCHUS GRISEIGULA, s m .
Brown Honey-eater.
Euthyrhynchus griseigula, Schl. Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. iv. p. 39 (1871).—Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov, xii.
p. 342 (1878).— Rosenb. Malay. Arch. p p . 55 3 ,5 8 8 (1879).— Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov, xiv. p. 78
(1880)*—Id. Om . P ap u asia e delle Molucche, ii. p. 340 (1881). ■ >,
Timeliopsis trachycoma, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov, vii. p. 963 (1875).
Euthyrhynchus griseigularis, Gadow, Cat. B. in B rit. Mus. ix. p. 287 (1884).
T h e genus Euthyrhynchus is apparently a very natural one, allied to Plectorhyncha o f Australia and
containing four species; for we cannot admit Mclipotes gymnops to be a Euthyrhynchus, as Dr. Gadow has
done. It differs so entirely in its bare ocular region ("always a character o f importance in the Honey-eaters)
that we sympathize with Count Salvadori when he remarks:— “ The union o f Melipotes gymnops in one genus
with the species attributed to Euthyrhynchus is beyond my comprehension ! ”
Having had an opportunity o f comparing the four species described, we give a short diagnosis, which
will serve to distinguish them
E . griseigula.— Olive-brown above ; throat and breast pale pinkish or vinous-brown, with scarcely any
shade o f olive-yellow. Hah. N.W. New Guinea.
E.flavigula.—Olive-brown above ; throat and breast distinctly marked with olive-yellow, this colour
pervading the entire under surface. Hab. N.W. New Guinea.
E.fulviventris.—Olive-brown above; entire under surface pale pinkish or vinous-brown, with a slight mark
o f olive-yellow on the throat. Hab. S.E. New Guinea.
E .fulvigula.— Olive-green above, paler olive-green below; throat tawny, contrasting with the breast.
Hab. N.W. New Guinea.
Of these four species, E .flavigula and E . griseigula are so closely allied that it would never surprise us
to hear that their specific identity had been established, and the differences are so slight that the utmost
difficulty has been experienced iu rendering them in a coloured figure, while at the same time the texture
o f their plumage is so delicate that to make a drawing o f them has been no easy task. E . Julviventris
is much more recognizable, its vinous-brown under surface being a strongly pronounced character.
The measurements o f the present species are as follows :—Total length 6‘5 inches, culmen 0 -85,
wing 3'45, tail 2 '7, tarsus 0 -9. These dimensions are a little in excess o f those o f E.flavigula.
The Plate has been drawn from a specimen lent to us by the Marquis Doria from the Genoa Museum ;
it is represented in two positions, of the size o f life.
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