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birds from the extreme north and the north-central mountainous 

 country. The majority of northern birds are said to have the 

 occipital black band interruiDted, but in the extensive series before me 

 this does not prove to be the case and as mentioned above there are 

 grounds to suspect that this character is one of age, or to a certain 

 extent sexual. 



In any event Onolus celehensis meridionalis Hartert^^ is preoc- 

 cuj)ied by Oriolus meridionalis Brehm.^^ 



Family DICRURIDAE. 



DHONGOS. 

 199. DICRUROPSIS LEUCOPS (Wallace). 



A good series of both sexes and nearly all ages from the following 

 localities: Kwala Besar, July 29-31, 1914; Paleleh, August 1-19, 

 1914; Soemalata, September 6-8, 1914; Kwandang, September 16- 

 October 8, 1914; Toli Toli, December 1, 1914; Tandjong Penjoe, Feb- 

 ruary IT, 27, 1915; Likoepang, January 16-March 12, 1916; Tetea- 

 moet, February 3, 1916; Ayermadidi, April 1, 1916; Manembo 

 Nembo, June 22, 23, 1916 ; Toemaratas, July 8, 1916 ; Toboli, October 

 26, 1916 ; Laboea Sore, November 21, 1916 ; Kasimbar, December 13, 

 1916; Rano Lindoe, March 7, 1917; Gimpoe, August 4-25, 1917; 

 Pinedapa, January 14-February 20, 1918. 



There are two young, with short stumpy tails, apparently just 

 from the nest, taken at Teteamoet, February 3, and Pinedapa, Feb- 

 ruary 20. Judging from this, the breeding season must be very 

 early in the year. 



Birds from the central and northern parts of Celebes do not 

 appear to differ in size or color and a female in the United States 

 National Museum from near Macassar is not essentially different. 



The various series average as follows : 



Ten males, North Celebes 



Ten males, Central Celebes.. 

 Ten females, North Celebes.. 

 Ten females, Central Celebes 

 One female. South Celebes... 



Middle 

 toe. 



mm. 

 18. 4 

 18.2 

 18 



18. 6 

 18. 5 



200. DICRUROPSIS MONTANA Rirey.''8 



One female, Goenoeng Lehio, January 20, 1917; one male (type) 

 and one female, Toewo Mountain, Besoa, October 28-29, 1917; one 

 female, Rano Rano, December 22, 1917. 



»«Nov. Zool., 1896, p. 155. 



crisis, 1845, p. 332. 



B8Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., vol. 32, 1919, p. 94 (Besoa, Celebes). 



