237 



ii. pi. 82 ; Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 287 ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 352 ; Finsch, 

 Neil- Guinea, p. 170; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 285; Diggles, Orn. 

 Atistr. pi. 35. 



Balicassius bracteatus, Bp. C. It. xxxviii. p. 539. 



Chibia bracteata, Gould, Handb. B. Austr. i. p. 235. 



Adult. General colour above black, of a velvety appearance, but 

 with scarcely any metallic gloss, except on the outer scapulars ; 

 feathers of the crown tipped with metallic steel-green, the plumes of 

 the rump also -washed with greenish, the upper taU-coverts more con- 

 spicuously ; wings metallic steel-green, with a slight purplish lustre 

 on the greater series, the primaries black, only washed on the outer 

 web Avith glossy green ; tail black, glossed with green on the outer 

 webs ; lores, sides of face, and chin jet-black ; the rest of the under 

 surface black, with a slight greenish gloss, the throat and fore neck 

 with a spot of metallic green at the tip of each feather ; under wing- 

 coverts distinctly spotted with white at the tip ; bill and feet blackish 

 brown; iris brownish red. Total length lO'S inches, culmen 1-35, 

 wing 5-8, tail 4-9, tarsus 0-9. 



Young. Similar to adult, but browner, the tips to the feathers 

 much less distinct. 



Hah. Northerji and North-eastern Australia. 



a. Ad. st 



b. Ad. sk. 



c. Juv. sk. 



d. (S juv. sk. 



e. Ad. sk. 

 f,g. Ad. St. 

 h. 2 ad. sk. 

 i. Ad. sk. 



N. Australia. 

 N. Australia. 

 N. Australia. 

 Port Essington. 

 Port Essington. 

 Port Essington. 

 Cape York. 

 Cape York. 



J. Gould, Esq. [P.]. 



J. W. E. Rishton, Esq. [P.]. 



J. B. Jukes, Esq. [P." 



J. B. Jukes, Esq. (P. 



Dr. Sibbald [P.]. 



Capt. Chambers [P.]. 



Capt. Stanley [P.l. 



Capt. Stanley [P.]. 



^. 



3. CMbia bimaensis. 



Dicrtu-U9 bimaensis, Bp. Consp. i. p. 352 {ex Temm. MS. in Mm. 

 Lugd., descr. nulla) ; W(dl. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 494 (descr. princeps) ; 

 Fiiutch Neu-Guinea, p. 171 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 288. 



Head of Chilti bimaeniiii. 



Adult. Above velvety black, with a very slight greenish gloss ; 

 wings glossy steel green, the secondaries exactly like the wing- 

 coverts, the primaries black, externally green : crown of head glossy 

 green ; feathers of the neck long and hackle-like, glossy steel-green, 

 and lanceolate in shape ; upper tail-coverts and tail glossy green. 



