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Family CUCULID^. 



37. — Centropus spilopterus, Graij. 

 Sharpe, t c. pp. 81, 370, 491 ; C. melanurus, Eamsaj, P. L. S., 

 N. S. W., vol. L, p. 394. 



Common in all the grass beds. 



Loc. Hall Sound, Katau, Yule Island. 



38. SCYTHROPS NOVZi^-HOLLANDI^, Lath. 



Salvad. and D^ Albert, Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. VIL, p. 815; 

 Ramsay, t. c. p. 394. 



Common, similar to the Australian birds. 



Loc. Katau. 



89. — Chalcites plagosus. Lath. 



Gould. Handhh. Bds. Aust., vol, I, p. 623 ; Uamsaij, op. cit. vol. 

 II, p. 192. 



Precisely the same as the North Australian birds of this 

 species. 



Loc. Hall Sound. 



Family DICMIDM. 



40. — Dictum rubrocokonatum, >harpe. 



Sharpe, Nature, Aug. 17, 1876, j9. 339., Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic 

 Qenov. IX., p. 31 ; Bamsay, op. cit. vol. I., p. 390; Sharpe, Journ. 

 Linn. Soc. Zool. XIIL, p. 496. 



This beautiful species was first discovered by Mr. Masters, 

 during the Macleay Expedition, and afterwards obtained by Messrs. 

 Broadbent and Petterd, Goldie, Morton, and others. I find that 

 it is tolerably common all along the South Coast, particularly at 

 Port Moresby, on the Lalokie Kiver, where the types were obtained 

 by Broadbent. 



Loc. Hall Sound. 



Family MELIPHAGID^. 



41. — Myzomela obscuka, Gould. 



Gould, P. Z. S., vol. X. p. 136 ; Sharpe, Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool. 

 XII. p. p. 496 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. IX. p. 32 

 Bamsay, P. L. S., N. S. W., II. p. 190. 



Generally dispersed over the South Coast. 



Loc. Katau, Hall Sound. 



