Melba Peninsula [SEP] continent
Melba Peninsula
Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition.
Green-winged pytilia
The green-winged pytilia ("Pytilia melba") is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of .
It is widespread throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, though it is more rarely seen in central, far southern and coastal western parts of the continent. It has two subspecies groups, nominate "melba" in the south and the northerly "citerior", which are sometimes treated as separate species. Usually, additional subspecies are recognized