( -^-^"1 ) 



differ at a glance from their allies M. e/er/u/is, lamherti and amabilis by having 

 a diff"crcut blue on the buck and sides of the bead. They differ from those of 

 M. assimilix in having the forehead, ear-coverts and feathers round the eye lighter 

 and more greenish blue. The females, however, are mneh more distinct : they 

 are above dull bluish grey or greyish blue, the tail is blue, bill brownish red, 

 lores creamy white. I may mention that also the females of M. amahilis are 

 widely different from those of M. lamk-rti, but we have still to expect a full 

 explanation of all the Malnri up to date. I am not sufficiently acquainted with 

 them 111 decide how many are species and how many subspecies. 



1411. Graucalus melanops (Lath.). 



Corrus meliinops Latham, Jiid. Or/i. Sujijil. p. xxiv (1801 : Australia). 



it d ad.. South Alligator River, 7, 3i). iv. 1903 (Nos. 1321, 1322). 



1 c? ad., 2 6 juv., 1 ?, Nullagine, N.W. Australia, 15, KJ, 3ii. iv. 1901 

 (Nos. K. 9t<, 99, loo, 101). 



These specimens from near Nullagine are above much paler thau the two 

 from the South Alligator River, and than all other sjiecimens from Australia I have 

 seen— being, in fact, whitish grey above. The one S is apparently as fully adult 

 as those from the .South Alligator, and they are shot in the same month. Australian 

 collectors must collect series and inform us, whether these light birds are individual 

 aberrations or a different race ? 



150. Graucalus papuensis hypoleucus (ionld. 



Grauathis hi/jmleucus Gould, I'.Z.S. 1848. p. o8 (Port Essingtou). 

 (Cf. Nm. Zoul. i;i03, p. 20.5.) 



S, Cockatoo Springs, E. Kimberley, 3. vi. 1902 (No. R. 413). 

 ¥, Cullen River, Northern Territory, 24. vii. 1902 (No. R. 599). 



2 cJ<?, Margaret River, Northern Territory, 13, 14. viii. 1902 (Nos. 598, 600). 



2 cJc?, 2 ? ¥, Brock's Creek, Northern Territory, August 1902 (Nos. 595, 596, 

 597, 601). 



2 S6, Eureka, Northern Territory, 12. i., 5. ii. 1903 (Nos. lol7, 106u). 



3 6S,'i ? ?, South Alligator River, October and November, 1902, April 1903 

 (Nos. 72», 729, 730, 131s, 1319, 1320). 



151. Lalage karu leucomela (Vig. & Horsf.). 



Cuiiijnjiliaijii lriii-iiijii:la, Vigors & Horsfield, Trans. Linn, Soc. .xv. p. 215 (1826 : Broad Souud, 

 Queonslaud). 



2 " rfc?," (.South) Alligator River, 30. ix., 7. x. 1903 (Nos. 1597, Kil.s). These 

 two sjiecimens have bars on the chrst and sides, leaving only the middle of the 

 abdomen, which is buff', unbarred. 



I have no doubt that the Australian form is different from L. It. karu and 

 must be called L. karu leucomela. The bases of the rump leathers are much 

 purer white in L. It. karu and the allied races from the islands (cf Soc. Zool. 1903, 

 p. 210). The question is, whether the adult 6 of leucomela is always unbarred 

 below or not ? If it has no bars, tiieu the above-mentioned two specimens arc 



