OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 276 



former. The tint and intensity of colouring varies a little in the 

 males, but both the male and female from Aru Islands agree 

 exactly with the Port Moresby specimens. 



82. CiSTICOLA RUFICEPS, GouU. 



Gould, Bds., Aust., fol. vol. Ill, pi. 45. 

 Specimens of this Cisticola were obtained at Port Moresby, 

 where they were tolerably plentiful on the grassy slopes during 

 the months from March to June. I can find no material differ- 

 ence between them and those from New South Wales. The 

 young and females have blackish striae on the head, and the tails 

 longer than in the adult males. 



83.— Cisticola lineocapilla, Gould. 

 Goidd, P.Z.S., pt.XV, p. 1 ; Bds. Aust, fol, vol. III., pi 43. 

 A specimen, which I refer to this species, was obtained, I 

 believe, during a trip to South Cape, probably at Bramble Haven. 



Family HIRUNDINIDiE. 



84. — Hydrochelidon nigricans. Less. 

 Hirundo nigricans. Less. Gompl. Buff., t. VIII, p. 497. 

 This swallow was obtained about 15 miles inland ; they were 

 not found plentiful ; one specimen only in Mr. Groldie's collection 

 obtained by Mr. Wm. Blunden. 



85. — Hirundo javanica, Sparrm. Salvad. t. c. p. 23 ; Bamsay, 



op. cU. I, p. 388. 

 One specimen obtained. It seems distributed over the whole 

 of the south-eastern portion of New Guinea and Torres Straits. 



DICRURID^. 



86. — DiCRURUs carbonarius, Bp. 



Chibia carbonaria, Mull. ; Sharpe Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. XIII, 



p. 499. 



Common everywhere in the Port Moresby district, and all 

 along the south coast. 



