2. CHIBIA. 



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upper tail-coverts and tail black, glossed on the outer webs with 

 metallic steel-colour ; crown of head metallic steel-black ; lores, 

 feathers round the ej-e, and sides of face deep velvety black ; under 



Head of Chibia carbonaria. 



surface of body black, with a slight purplish gloss, the feathers ot 

 the thrqpt and breast slightly spangled with tips of metallic purple ; 

 bill and legs black ; iris red. Total length 12 inches, culmen 1-25, 

 wing 6, tail 5-55, tarsus 0-95. 

 Hah. Papuan group of islands. 



a. Ad. sk. 



b, c. S ad. sk, 



d. Ad. sk. 



e. Ad. sk. 

 /. 2 ad. sk. 

 g. $ ad. sk. 

 h. cJ ad. sk. 

 i. Ad. sk. 



New Guinea. 

 Dorey, N. G. 

 Port "Moresby, S.E. 



New Guinea. 

 Mysol. 

 Mysol. 

 Waigiou. 

 Waigiou. 

 Morty Island, 



A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.l. 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.j. 

 O. C. Stone, Esq. [C.]. 



A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. 'C 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C. 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. fc. 

 A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C, 



Subsp. /j. Chibia assimilis. 



Dicrurus assimilis, Grmj, P. Z. S. 1858, pp. 179, 193; id. Cat. B. (§-o. 

 New Guinea, p. 33; Finsch, Neu-Guinea, p. 171 ; Gi-ay, Hand-l. 

 B. 1. p. 285. 



Adult male. Similar to C. carbonana, and only to be distinguished 

 by its smaller size. Total length 10-4 inches, culmen 1-25, wing 5-3, 

 tail 5, tarsus 0-9. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 10-2 inches, cul- 

 men 1-2, wing 6-4, tail 4'9, tarsus 0'9. 



Hab. Am Islands. 



a, b. S ad. sk. 

 c. $ ad. sk. 



Aru Islands. 

 .\ru Islands. 



A. R. Wallace, Esq. 

 A. R.Wallace, Esq. 



m. 



Subsp. y. Chibia amboinensis. 



Dicrurus amboinensis, Gray, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 354 ; Finsch, Neu- 

 Guinea, p. 171 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 285. 



Adult female (tj'pe of species). Similar to C. carbonaria, but dif- 



