OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 281 



River. In its habits and actions it resembles the N. S. Wales 

 Colluricincla rufigaster, Goald, to which species it is most closely 

 allied, if not identical. G. parvissima, Gould, of which I have 

 examined numerous specimens, appears to me to be quite a 

 distinct species. 



105. — Cracticus cassicus, Bodd ; Sharpe, t.c. p. 499 ; id. p. 317. 

 This species is numerous about Port Moresby and on the 

 Laloki River, and frequents the open country, usually being 

 found in flocks of five to ten in number during the winter 

 months. 



106 — Cracticus mentalis, Salvad. and D'Alb. Ami. del. Mus. 



Civ. di St. Nat. Genov. VTI, p. 824 (1875) ; Sharpe, tc 



p. 317 and 499; Ramsay, op. cit. J, p. 392. 



This is a smaller species than the preceding, and not so 



plentiful. Mr. Goldie obtained it on the Laloki River during his 



first expedition, and towards the south-east in February last. 



The young have the head marked with sagittate spots of brown, 



and nearly the whole of the upper surface of the same tint. 



107. — Cracticus quoyi. Less. ; Voy. Coq. pi. 14 ; Ramsay, op. cit. 

 p. 392 ; Sharpe, t.c. p. 499. 



This species was found to be rare in the Port Moresby district, 

 two only being obtained on the Laloki River ; they do not differ 

 in any way from the Queensland specimens. 



PACHYCEPALIN^. 



108. — Pachycephala melanura, Gould. 



Tolerably common on Coutance Island; none were obtained 

 near Port Moresby. 



109. — Pachycephala collaris, Ramsay, P.L.8. of N.8.W., vol. 



Ill, p. 74. 



This fine species, which comes nearest to Dr. Gray's Pachy- 

 cephala chlorura, was obtained on Teste Island. The female, 

 however, is quite different from the sex of that species ; the male 

 has no trace of black in the tail, which is quite uniform in colour, 

 even to the very tips ; the bill is comparatively larger and 



