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lighter posterior lower parts of the male ; and darker posterior ven- 

 tral surface of the female. 



The female of Kittacincla melanura hypoliza is smaller than the 

 male, with a decidedly shorter tail; the wings and tail are more 

 brownish; the upper parts and anterior lower surface duller with 

 less metallic sheen; and the posterior lower surface lighter. Both 

 male and female have small whitish tips on the shortest rectrices. 



Measurements of all the United States National Museum series of 

 this race are added here for reference. 



Measurements of specimens of Kittacincla melanura hypoUsa. 

 [Collector, W. L. Abbott.] 



a Measured in the flesh by the collector. 



Type. 



Family SYLVIIDAE. 



CISTICOLA CISTICOLA CURSITANS (Franklin). 



Prima cursitans Franklin, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1831, p. 118 (Hindustan). 



Two specimens : 



Adult female, No. 179951, U.S.N.M.; Sibabo Bay, October 26, 

 1902. Total length in flesh, 116 mm. 



Adult female, No. 179952, U.S.N.M.; Sibabo Bay, October 26, 

 1902. Total length in flesh. 111 mm. 



Family CORVIDAE. 



CORVUS ENCA COMPILATOR Richmond. 



Corvus compilator Richmond, Proc. TT. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 26, February 4, 

 1903, p. 518 (Simalur Island, western Sumatra). 



Two specimens : 



Adult male. No. 179877, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 23, 1902. 



Adult female, No. 179878, U.S.N.M.; Sibabo Bay, October 23, 

 1902. Total length in flesh, 473 mm. 



Both show evidences of molt among the contour feathers. They 

 agree with other specimens from Simalur Island and indicate that 

 this is a recognizable form. It is, however, a subspecies of Corvus 

 enca (Horsfield) from Java. 



