294 PRioxovri).K. 



//'. Lores wliitish ; throat white, in contrast 

 to the breast. 

 n'". Over the eve a distinct white eye- 

 brow ; under surface very pale buS' ; 



under tail-coverts whitish ;;«;-i7</;/s, p. 29<j 



b'". No distinct eyebrow; under tail- 

 coverts deep fawn-colour, like the 



rest of the breast rujigaster, p. 296. 



h'. No light ring of feathers round the eye ; 



underneath ashy or olivaceous brown . . affinis, p. 297. 

 h. Bill black, sometimes lighter at the base. 

 c'. Throat and breast brownish white, yel- 

 lower towards the abdomen and on the 



sides of the breast mehinorhynchus, p. 298. 



(J. Throat and breast dark brown. 



c". Upper surface brown like the under sur- 

 face ; the head and throat darker .... tcnebrosus, p. 298. 

 d". Upper sm-face brownish gi'ey, slightly 

 inclining to olive ; below grey inclining 

 to brown, the abdomen washed with 



■white ohscurus, p. 299. 



e'. Throat and breast grey; flanks tawny 

 brown. 

 c"'. With white tips to the tail-feathers. 

 a*. Under tail-coverts and lower ab- 

 domen white heinii, p. 299. 



b^. Under tail-coverts rufous chocolate 



like the flanks ; abdomen grey . . vitiensis, p. 299 ; 



huemis, p. 300 : 

 fortunce, p. 300 ; 

 cmnpressirostris, p. 301. 

 d'': With no white tips to the tail- j „,,„,„,h^,^,j,,,,^ p. 30I. 



f^'^^^^^'s ] maximus, p. 301. 



/'. Throat black, succeeded by an ii-regular 



white band nigrnrjtdaris, p. 301. 



This genus is formed for the reception of certain small Shrike-like 

 birds, usually, though erroneously, placed in the genus Mi/iolestes 

 (vide infra, p. 305). These small species are included by Gray in 

 Colhjriocincla, and iu this he is followed by Salvador!. The propor- 

 tion of the toes, and still more the narrow Lauiine hill, appear to 

 me to be characters which justify their separation under a separate 

 generic heading. 



Too many species are allowed by ornithologists, in my opinion ; 

 and in the case of the Papuan and Australian birds, tlie series ex- 

 amined has been sufficiently largo to enable me to justify the sup- 

 pression of several supposed species. In the case of the Fijian 

 members of the genus I refrain from expressing an opinion at 

 present, not having seen specimens of four of the species. Two not 

 in the Museum have been examined by me from specimens in the 

 Marqtiis of Tweeddale's collection. There appear to be only two 

 forms, one with distinct white tips to the tail-feathers, and the 

 other without them. A shade of grey more or less in the plumage 

 appears to be a very uncertain character, dependent on age appa- 



