REPORT ON THE BIRDS— ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. 27 



It may be remarked that so far as we can judge by the present collection, the avi- 

 fauna of the Admiralty Islands is entirely Papuan in character. 



1. Rltipidura semirubra, Scl. (PI. VII. fig. 2). 



RJdpidura semirubra, Sclater, Proe. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 552. 



Supra laate castaneo-rubra ; alis caudaque nigricantibus, secundariis extus et rectrici- 

 bus ad basin rubris dorso concoloribus, his omnibus albo late terminatis : subtus alba, 

 torque subgutturali et pectoris maculis quibusdam nigris ; hypocbondriis rufescentibus, 

 crisso rufo ; rostro nigricante, pedibus obscure cinereis; long, tota 5 - 5, alas 2"8, caudae 

 rotundatee rectr. ext. 2"8, med 3"0. 



Habitat. — Ins. Admiralitatis. 



06s. — Species quoad formam Rhipidura nififronti ex Australia similis, sed dorso toto 

 castaneo diversa. 



The collection contained a single "male" of this Flycatcher (No. 49G), <: insects in 

 stomach." 



2. Monarcha inornatus, Garnot. 



Musdeapa inornate/., Garnot, Zool. Voy. Coq., vol. i. p. 590, Atlas, t. 16, fig. 1. 

 Monarcha inomata, G. R. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1858, p. 177; Scl., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, 

 p. 552. 



Three skins (493, $ ; 494, $ ; and 495, $ ) of this species are in the collection. The 

 sexes are alike. 



[Eyes hazel ; bill and feet indigo-blue.] 



I have compared them with skins of this species collected by Wallace, in the British 

 Museum. Mmnircha fulriventris, Hartlaub, Proc. Zool. Soc, 1867, p. 830, of the 

 Echiquier Islands, is nearly allied to, if not identical with, this bird. 



3. Monarcha infelix, Scl. (PI. VII. fig. 1). 



Monarcha infelix, Scl., Proc. Zool. Soc, 1877, p. 552. 

 Piezorhynchus infelix, Sliarpe, Cat. B., vol. iv. p. 42 G. 



Supra nigerrimus, tectricibus alarum minoribus et capitis pone oculum et cervicis 

 lateribus albis ; subtus albus, gula et pectore toto cum faciei ante oculos lateribus 

 nigerrimis ; caudae rectricibus lateralibus albis, niediis ad basin et ad apicem nigris ; 

 subalaribus albis; rostro et pedibus nigris; long, tota 5 - 8, ahe 3"2, caudae 2"8, rem. 

 quarto et quinto sequalibus et longissimis. 



Habitat. — Ins. Admiralitatis. 



Obs. — Species forma et habitu, ut videtur, Monarcha loricati, sed pectore nigro et 

 alarum tectricibus albis distinguenda. 



