288 I'liTONoriB.T-:. 



Adult femah (Dorey: Wallace). Above dark reddish brown ; rump 

 and upper tail-coverts rather more rufous, especially the latter ; 

 tail rufous ; ear-coverts rufous brown, streaked aloug the shaft with 

 whitish buif ; rest of under surface of body fawn-colour, the under 

 wing- and tail-coverts uniform with the breast ; upper wing-coverts 

 a little darker than the back ; quills dark brown, externally fawn- 

 bro'wai, very slightly washed with olive ; " bill black ; feet ashy ; 

 iris white or pale yellow" {D'Alhertis). Total length 11-5 inches, 

 culmen 1-2, wing .5-2o, tail 4-9, tarsus 1-45. 



Adult male (Dorey). Similar to the female. Total length 11 

 inches, culmen 1-1.5, wing 5*4, tail 4-7, tarsus 1-4.5. 



Ohs. The specimens from different localities vary very little in 

 size, the following being a synopsis of the measurements of the 

 Museum series : — 



Total 



length. Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsus, 



in. in. iu. in. in. 



a. Mysol ( Wallace) .... 10'5-ll-5 1-25 5-6 -.5-6o 4-8-.5-2 1-4 -1-5 



6. NewGuinea(Tr««flfe) 11-0-11-5 1-15-1 -2 5-35-5-4 4-7-4-9 1-45 

 c. Aru Islands ( Wallace) 10-0-10-5 1-05-1-2 4-8 -5-3 4-4-4-7 1-35 



Thus it will be observed that the M}'sol birds are rather the largest, 

 the Aru ones the smallest, while the New-Guinea ones arc inter- 

 mediate. 



Hah. New Guinea ; Aru Islands ; Mysol. 



a. S ad. st. Dorey, New Guinea. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



h, c. $ ad. sk. Dorey, New Gmnea. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



d. (S ad. sk. Nicura, S.E. New Guinea, Dr. James [C.]. 



Dec. 1875. 



e,/. S 2 ad. sk. iVi-u Islands. Dr. James [C. 



r/. c? ad. St. Aru Lslands. Dr. James [C. 



h. Ad. sk. Aru Islands (Cockerell). R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P. 



i, k. $ ad. sk. Mysol. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [0.]. 



2. Pseudorectes leucorhynchus. 



Rectes leucorhynchus. Gray, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 430; Fimch, Neu- 



Guinea, p. 170. 

 CoUiiricincla leucorhyncha. Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 386. 



Adult male. Above rufous brown, the rump and the tail a little 

 brighter, the crown and sides of the head slightly darker ; wing- 

 coverts like the back, but a little darker brown ; quills dark brown, 

 externally dark rufous brown ; under surface of body deep rufous 

 fawn-colour, the throat paler ; under wing- and tail-coverts uniform 

 with the breast ; bill yellowish white. Total length 12 inches, 

 culmen 1-15, wing 5-7, tail 5-2, tarsus 1-5. 



A second male, collected by Mr. Wallace, measures — total length 

 11 inches culmen 1-15, wing 6, tail 5-1, tarsus 1-15. 



Hah. Waigiou. 



a. (5 ad. sk. Waigiou. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



h. Ad. St. Waigiou. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



