2. CHIBIA. 241 



Hah. Sula Islands. 



%]. 



a. (S ad sk. Sula Islands. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. (Type 



of species.) 



b. Ad. sk. Sula Islands. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



6. CMbia Isemosticta. 



Dicrui'us laemostictus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1877. 



Similar to C. pectoralis, but' distinguished by having the throat, as 

 well as the fore neck, spotted. Total length 11-3 inches, wing 6, 

 tail 4*6, outer feather 5"4. 



Hub. New Britain. 



7. CMbia leucops. 



Dicnu-us leucops, Wallace, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 478 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. 

 i. p. 285 ; Wald. Tr. Z. S. "vii. p. 70 ; Salmd. Ann. Mus. Civic. 

 Genov. vii. p. 658 ; Briiggem. Abhandl. nat. Ver. Bremen, v. p. 72. 



Adult male (type of species). Very similar to C. pectoralis, but 

 rather larger, with a stouter bill and less metallic brilliancy on the 

 spangles of the breast-feathers ; " iris always milky white " ( Wal- 

 lace). Total length 12-5 inches, culmen 1-35, wing 6-2, tail 5-9, 

 tarsus 0-95. 



Hab. Celebes. 



a. c? ad. sk. Toudano, Celebes. A. R. Wallace, Esq. 



b. c? ad. sh. Macassar, Celebes. A. R. Wallace, Esq. 



8. CMbia densa. 



Dicrurus densus, Bp. Consp. i. p. 352 (ex Temm. MS. in Mus. Lugd., 

 descr. nulla) ; Finsch, Keii-G'm'nea, p. 171 ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. 

 p. 285. 



Adult male. Black, with a very decided greenish gloss on the head 

 and back, the feathers of the head and neck metallic, the plumes on 

 the sides of the latter long and lanceolate in shape, hackle-like, 

 distinctly metallic green ; back rather velvety in appearance, with 

 a gloss of steef-green very distinct on the scapulars ; tail very much 

 forked, deep black, glossed with steel-green on the outer webs of all 

 the feathers ; lores velvety black ; car-coverts and sides of face 

 black, with a very slight wash of green ; under surface of body 

 black, slightly washed with greenish, the throat and chest spangled 

 with small spots of metallic steel-green at the tips of the feathers ; 

 sides of the body rather greyish, the bases of the feathers being of 

 this colour ; under wing-coverts black, washed with green and tipped 

 with white spots ; bill and feet black ; " iris red" {Wallace, MS.). 

 Total length 13-5 inches, culmen 1-35, wing 6, tail 7, tarsus 1-05. 



Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 13-5 inches, cul- 

 men 1-4, wing 5-85, tail 6-8, tarsus 1. 



Hab. Timor group of islands. 



ef. c? ad. sk. Semao Island. A. R.Wallace, Esq. fC.]. 



b,c. 2 ad. sk. E. Timor. A. R.Wallace, Esq. [C.J. 



