34 NOVITATES ZOOLOOICAE 5XII. 1916. 



33. CoUocalia faciphaga hirundinacea Stres. 



Collocalia fuciphaga hirundhiacea Stresemann, Verh. Orn. Ges. Bayern xii. p. 7 (1914 — " Westl. 

 Neu-Guinea"; mistake for Eastern New Guinea! Type ; No. 4438, Upper Setekwa River, 

 28. vii. 1910, in Tring Museum). 



? ad., Dampier Island, 20. ii. 1914. Wiug 117 mm. (No. 6705). 

 The differences of this very closely allied form have been well described by 

 its author, and they are confirmed by the specimen under consideration. 



34. Collocalia esculenta esculenta (L.). 



Hirundo enculeiita Linnaeus, Sysl. Nat. ed. x. i. p. 191 (1758 — "China," errore! The correct 

 locality is Amboina ! Ex Bumphius). 



3 (?(?, Dampier Island, 7., 14. ii. 1914 (Nos. 6608, 6662, 6663). 



35. Pitta atricapilla atricapilla Quoy & Gaim. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. XX. 1913. p. 492. 



8 cJ? ad., Dampier Island, February and March 1914 (Nos. 6618, 6700, 6701, 

 6738, 6789, 6800, 6801, 6802). 



36. Cbelidon javanica (Sparrm.). 



Cf. Nov. Zool. XX. 1913, p. 492. 



10 S ? ad., Dampier Island, February and March 1914 (Nos. 6574, 6575, 6717, 

 6720, 6721, 6741, 6742, 6750, 6752, 6771). 



37. Monarcha chalybeocephalus chalybeocephalus (Gam.). 



Musioapa chuli/beocephalus Gamier, Voy. C'oquHle, Zool. Atlas, pi. xv, fig. 1 ( ? ), i. 2. p. 589 (1826, 

 1828— New Ireland) ; cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 457, nos. 10 and 11. 



5 (Jc? ad., 3 <? J juv., 2 ? ? , Dampier Island, .January and February 1914 (Nos. 

 6509, 6.525, 6541, 6.566, 6567, 6.587, 6603, 6610, 6611, 6612). 



These specimens seem to agree in every way, i.e. in size of bill and wing, and 

 in the purplish gloss of their plumage, with typical ckali/beocejj/ialus, from New 

 Ireland, Rook, Manns (Admiralty Islands), and other localities. 



With sufficient series on hand the birds from South-eastern New Guinea 

 might be separated, but not with satisfaction, as far as we can see at present. 



38. Monarcha inornatus inornatus (Gam.). 



Muscicapa inunuda Garnier, Voy. C'oquille, Zool., Atlas pi. xvi, fig. 2. i. 2. p. 591 (1826-1828 — 

 Dorey). 



9 c?? ad., 2 juv., Dampier Island, February 1914 (Nos. 6.580, 6607, 6622, 

 6625, 6670, 6082, 6683, 6695, 6698, 6718, 6727). 



" Iris dark brown ; bill blackish, light horn-colour at base : feet slate-blue." 

 It is peculiar that nearly every specimen has the base of the bill light-coloured, 

 while this is only occasionally seen, and apparently only in less adult individuals, 

 in our series of M. inornatus from other localities, iu which the bill is usually 

 bluish slate, with the distal portion of the cutting edges light-coloured. Our 

 specimens (except two) appear, however, to be in adult plumage. We cannot, at 



