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I find that the adult males have the chin, throat, upper part 

 of the chest, the nape, back and sides of the neck, pure white ; 

 the adult females have a patch on the nape, and back of the 

 neck and the throat white ; the sides of the neck being black, 

 not white as in the male ; both sexes have a broad black band 

 across the chest, which also extends over the back and shoulders ; 

 there is also a small black spot on the chin in some of the 

 females. 



The young males, after the first year, attain the plumage of 

 the adult ; during the first year the white feathers of the sides 

 and back of the neck and throat are narrowly margined with 

 black ; and the feathers of the black chest band are margined with 

 white. 



Total length of adult male, 5 inches ; wing, 3*1 inches ; tail, 3 

 inches ; tarsus, 0'85 inch ; bill from forehead, 0*6 inch ; from 

 nostril, 0*86 inch; breadth at nostril, 0*2 inch. 



Adult female, total length, 5*2 inches ; wing, 3*05 inches ; tail, 3 

 inches; tarsus, 0*85 inch; bill from forehead,0*58 inch; from nostril, 

 031 inch ; breadth at nostril, 0"2 inch. Bill, bluish horn color 

 at the base, whitish at the tip ; legs, bluish lead color in the 

 young ; black in the adult. 



I have lately seen in Mr. Macleay's collection a specimen of 

 Arses telescopthalmus, said to have been obtained at Cape York by- 

 Mr. K. Broadbent during September, 1875 ; this is a fine male, 

 with the chin black ; in some New Guinea specimens the black 

 of the chin is extended on to the throat ; in others, it is scarcely 

 noticeable I believe this is the first instance on record of this 

 species being found on the Australian Continent — and I am 

 glad to be able to add another species to our avifauna.* 



I wish to draw attention to a very beautifully Gracticus, which 

 I believe to be the young of Gracticus quoyi, Less. 



The feathers of the head are black centred with light cinnamon 

 brown. The remainder of the upper surface, interscapular region 



* Since the above was written I have enquired of Broadbent, who informs me that he 

 has no recollection of ^having obtained this bird at Cape York ; on the other hand, 

 Mr. Masters (Curator of the Macleay Museum) assures me he bought it of Broadbent, at 

 Cape York, with other birds in 1875- 



