r 201 ) 



0-. Rhipidura rubrofrontata Rams. 



Rhijiiduni riihmfriiutiita Ramsay, Fiii,-. Linn. ,S<:r. X. N. Il'»/p.< iv. p. 82 (1880 : Ouadalcanar). 



T J J, 1 ? (albinistic var.), Reiulova, February 1904 (Xos. A. 1168, 1204, 1251, 

 135(1, 1359, 1381, 1382, 1385). 



3 (?(?, 3 ? ?, Gizo, November 1903 (Nus. A. 809, 819, 829, 841, 843, 854). 



2 ? ?, Choiseul, December 19o3, January 1904 (Nos. A. 923, 1120). 



2 SS, 4 ? ?, Bougainville, April and May 1904 (Nos. A. 1508, 1.593, 1631, 

 1661, 1732, 1760). 



The specimens from Bougainville and Choiseul are apparently slightly smaller, 

 and the cinnamon-red colour of the rump extends perhaps a little more towards 

 the head. Nearly all the specimens are, however, moulting, and it is, therefore, 

 difficult to say whether these apparent differences are of much importauce. 

 Moreover, we have no specimens from the original locality (Guadaleanar) to . 

 compare. 



No. A. 1204 from Rendova is a somewhat peculiar aberration. The upper 

 surface is white, with the exception of the cinnamon-red forehead, a few brown 

 feathers on the crown and nape, some few of the upper wing-coverts, and a few 

 of the upper tail-coverts. The wings are partly brown, partly white, two of the 

 primaries on each side and the majority of the secondaries being of the latter 

 colour. The tail is of the normal colour. The under surface is pure white, with 

 the exception of two brown feathers on the throat and the pale cinnamon under 

 tail-coverts. The specimen is not an alliino, the iris being brown and not iiink, 

 the feet brown, the bill brownish black. 



63. Myiagra ferrocyanea ferrocyanea Rams. 



ili/iwjro ferrucij'UKa Ramsay, I'mr. Linn. Sur. .V. .S. U'li/es iv. p. 8u (1879 — Guadalcanar). 



3 cJcJ, 3 ? ?, Choiseul, December 1903 (Nos. A. 898, 927, 1022, 1023, 1005, 

 1079). 



2 (?(?, 2 ? ?, Bougainville, April 10iJ4 (Nos. A. 1522, 1537, 1630, 1678). 



cJ ?. " Iris (dark) brown ; feet black (very dark slate) ; bill chalky blue." 



The male has the throat black, upper wing- and tail-coverts purjilish blue. 

 The female has the crown and hind-neck grey, l)ack rusty brown, central rectrices 

 cinnamon-brown, the rest bright cinnamon, the quills edged with bright cinnamon. 

 Underside white, the abdomen with a light rusty-butf tinge. 



We have now specimens from Guadalcanar, Florida, Isabel, Treasury, Choiseul, 

 Bougainville, and Munia in the Shortland group. 



64. Myiagra ferrocyanea feminina Rothsch. & Hart. 



Mijiaijia feminina Rothscb. lS; Hartert, \<ir. Zwil. I'Jul. p. 183 (Kulambangra). 



4 c?t?, 2 ¥ ?, Rendova, February 1904 (Nos. A. 1167, 1310, 1338, 1347, 136(i, 

 1367). 



3 6 ad., 1 cf juv., 5 ? ?, Gizo, October and November 1903 (Nos. A. 629, (;32, 

 056, 745, 747, 753, 779, 786, 832). 



The male differs from that of M. /. fvrroajaiieii in being uniform bhie-blaik 

 with a steely gloss, but without any purplish tinge. The female Las the head above 

 bluish grey, the rest of the upix-r surface grey with an ashy-brownish tinge, the 

 under surface white from chin to tail. 



J ¥. " Iris brown ; feet (dark) slate ; bill chalky blue." 



