146 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1889. 



CATALOGUE OF THE MUSCICAPIDAE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE 

 ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA. 



BY WITMER STONE. 



The arrangement of the present list is based upon Sharpe's Cat- 

 alogue of the Birds in the British Museum. The number of species 

 of Flycatchers there recognized is 391, and the addition of the 

 species since described will swell the number to somewhat over 400; 

 but a considerable number of these will, I think, eventually be 

 reduced to mere varieties or geographical races. 



The Aeademy^colleetion contains 156 species of Muscicapidae 

 represented by 592 specimens and includes the types of 34 species. 



The principal individual collections included in the Academy 

 collection are as follows : — 



The collections of Gen. Massena, Duke of Rivoli and his son, the 

 Prince d'Esling, including specimens from all over the world. 



The Gould collection of Australian birds comprising the types of 

 the great work "The Birds of Australia." 



A collection of Indian birds made by Capt. Boys of the British 

 Army. 



Du Chaillu's collections in Western Africa containing the types 

 of many of Mr. Cassin's species. 



In the following list the localities given after each species are 

 those from which the Academy possesses specimens: 

 Hemichelidox sibirica (Gin.), India. 

 Microeca fascinans (Lath.), Australia. Gould collection. 

 Microeca assimilis Gould, W. Australia. Types of the species. 

 MrCROECA flayigaster Gould, Pt. Essington, Australia. Types. 

 Alseonax latirostris (Rafti.), India and Japan. 

 Alseonax adusta (Boie), Cape of Good Hope. 

 Alseonax comitata (Cassin). Types of the species, from Muni 



River, W. Africa. Collected by Du Chaillu. 

 Alseonax epulata (Cassin). Three specimens from W. Africa. 



Collected by Du Chaillu, including the type. 

 Batis capensis (Linn.), Cape ot Good Hope. 

 Batis senegalensis (Linn.), Africa. 

 Batis molitor (Halm.), Africa, 

 Batis pririt ( Vieill.), Elephant's Bay, AY. Africa. 

 Diapiiorophyia castanea i Eraser.). Gaboon district. 



