31. CKATEEOSCELIS. 591 



Malacopteron mm-inum, Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 317, no. 4746 (1869) : 



Bosenh. Malay. Arch. p. 554 (1879). 

 BracliTpteryx biunueiventris, Meyer, Sitz. k. Akacl. Wien, Ixix. 



p. 497 (1874): Sclater, Ibis, 1874, p. 418; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 



Civic. Genov. xii. p. 343 (1878), 

 Bracliypterj'x miuiua, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. x. p. 146 



(1877), xvi. p. 186 (1880) ; id. Orn. Papvasia, ii. p. 406 (1881) ; 



Sharpe, Joiirn. Linn. Soc. xvi. p. 440 (1882). 

 Sericornis fulvipectoris, Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. iV. S. W. iv. p. 5 



(1879). 

 Sericornis fulvopectoralis, Bamsay, t. c. p. 5 (1879). 

 Sericornis fulvipectus, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. xvi. p. 187 



(1880) ; id. Orn. Papuasia, ii. p. 409 (1881). 



Adult. General colour above dark earthy brown, with somewhat 

 of an ash}' tint on the back ; wing-coverts like the back, the greater 

 series externally slightly washed with fulvons-brown ; quills dusky 

 brown, externally dull fulvous or olivaceous brown ; lower back and 

 rump, as well as upper tail-coverts, slightly paler brown than the 

 back ; tail-feathers dull reddish brown ; head and nape dusky 

 blackish, including the lores and sides of the head, the ear-coverts 

 slightly lighter brown ; cheeks and upper throat white with a slight 

 fawn-coloured tinge ; lower throat, breast, sides of body, and under 

 tail-coverts fawn-coloured ; thighs browner ; centre of body and 

 abdomen whitish washed with fawn-colour; under wing-coverts 

 and axillaries fawn-coloured with dusky bases, lower series dusky ; 

 quills dull brown below, fulvescent along the edge of the inner 

 web ; " iris dark brown '' (Beccari). Total length 4-5 inches, cul- 

 men 0-6, wing 2-25, tail 1-45, tarsus 0-95. 



Ifab. New Guinea ; Salawati ; Waigiou ; Mysol. 



a. Ad. sk. New Guinea. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



b. Ad. sk. Astrolabe range, S.E. New Mr. A. Goldie [C.]. 



Guinea. 



c. (S ad. sk. AVaigiou. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



2. Crateroscelis monacha. 



Alcippe monacha, Grai/, P. Z. S. 185S, pp. 175, 191 ; id. Cat. Mamm. 



etc. a: Guin. pp. 26, 56 (1859) ; id. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 434; Eosenb. 



J.f. O. 1864, p. 119; Finsch, Neu-Gtiinea, p. 166 (1865). 

 Malacopteron monacha. Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 317, no. 4738 (1869). 

 Brachypteryx monacha, Giebel, Thes. Orn. i. p. 476 (1872) ; Salvad. 



Ann. 3Ius. Civic. Genov. xvi. p. 186 (1880) ; id. Orn. Paimasia, 



ii. p. 407 (1881). 



Acliilt male. General colour above dark earthy brown, a little 

 clearer and more fulvous-brown on the lower back and rump ; wing- 

 coverts like the back, the edges of the median and greater scries 

 somewhat tinged with fulvous-brown ; primary-coverts darker 

 brown ; quills dark brown, externally dull fulvous-brown, lighter 

 on the primaries ; upper tail-coverts reddish brown : tail-feathers 

 brown with reddish-brown margins ; head blackish, as well as the 

 nape, the shaft-lines distinctly indicated ; lores and feathers round 

 the eye blackish ; ear-coverts ashy blackish ; cheeks, throat, and 



