 The noisy miner is one of four species in the genus Manorina in the large family of honeyeaters known as <unk> , the other three being the black @-@ eared miner ( M. <unk> ) , the yellow @-@ throated miner ( M. <unk> ) , and the bell miner ( M. <unk> ) . One of the most obvious characteristics of the genus is a patch of bare yellow skin behind the eyes , which gives them an odd ' cross @-@ eyed ' look . Within the genus , the noisy , black @-@ eared and yellow @-@ throated miners form the subgenus <unk> . The noisy miner occasionally <unk> with the yellow @-@ throated miner . Molecular analysis has shown honeyeaters to be related to the <unk> ( <unk> ) , <unk> ( Australian <unk> , <unk> , <unk> , etc . ) , and the <unk> ( Australian fairy @-@ <unk> ) in a large <unk> superfamily . 
