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67. — MoNARCHA GUTTULATUS, Gam., Voy. Goq.pl. 16, Jig. 2. 

 Several adults and young from the scrubs on the Laloki. The 

 young have the head uniform in color with the back, the ear 

 coverts and throat dull blackish brown, the wings brown, and a 

 wash of rusty yellow on the chest and sides. 



68. — MoNARCHA ARDENSis, Salvad., Ann. Mus. Givic. Genov. vol. VI, 

 p. 309; Sharpe, Jotirn. Linn. Soc. Zool. XII, p. 497. 



M. melanotus, Sclater, P.Z.S. 1877, p. 100. 



I have examined a large series (over twenty specimens), adults 

 male and female, and young, of these birds from Duke of York 

 Islands, Port Moresby, and the Aru Islands, and regret to find 

 so little difference between them. The bills of the Port Moresby 

 birds are decidedly smaller ; the black of the back extends to the 

 rump, but not on to the upper tail coverts, and the yellow is of a 

 lighter tint than in those from N^ew Ireland and the Duke of York 

 Islands ; and in this respect, as pointed out by Mr. R. B. Sharpe 

 (?.c.), are identical with those from the Aru Islands. The fol- 

 lowing measurements, taken from specimens lately acquired for 

 Australian Museum collection, will illustrate the relative sizes of 

 individuals from the different localities : — 



* Not quite adult ; back, wings, and tail olive brown. 

 ■An adult male from the Aru Islands measures 5-2 ; wing, 2*7 ; tail, 2*45 ; 

 tarsus, 0*7. 



69. — MoNARCHA MELANOPTERA, G. B. Gray. P.Z.S. 1858, p. 178. 

 One specimen, agreeing well enough with Dr. Gray's descrip- 

 tion, except in the size. 



$ Total length 5*2 in ; wings, 2 '9 in ; tail, 3 in ; tarsus, 0*75 

 in; bill from forehead, 0'65 in ; from gape, 0*7. 



Loc, Goldie River, from Mr. Broadbeot's collection. 

 70. — Arses enado, Less. and. Gam., Voy. Goq. pi. 15, fig. 2 ( $ ) 

 Arses telescopthalmus, Less, and Garri., Voy. Goq. pi. IS, fig. 1 (cJ) 



