lU. PINAKOLESTES. 295 



rently : thus J\J. macrorliynchus seems to be the only species really 

 distinguishable from M. vltiensis, of which all the others are repre- 

 sentative forms, differing only in the size of bill. 



1. Pinarolestes megarhynchus. 



Muscicapa megarhyncha, Quay et Gaim. Voij. Adrol. Zool. i. p. ] 72 



pi. 3. f[or_ 1. ^ ' 



M.^alestes megarhynchus, Bp. Comp. i. p. 358; Grmj, Cat. Mamm. 

 ^■c. ^. Gum. p. .34 ; Mei/er, SB. Aknd. Wim, Ixk. p. 208 

 Myioiestes pruensis, Grmj, P. Z. S. IBUB, p. 180. 

 Colluricinck megarh^cha, Gray, Hand-l. B. i.'p. 386: Salvad. Ann. 

 Mus. Civic. Genov. vii. p. ^~" 



1 1 -J. 



Achdt male (BoTey: Wcdiace). General colour above oliraceous 

 brown, duller on the head ; wing-coverts olivaceous brown, the 

 greater series, primaiy-coverts, and primaries externally edged 'with 

 tawny brown, the inner secondaries entirelv dull tawnv brown on 

 their outer webs; upper tail-coverts and tail"dull rufous'brown, the 

 outermost externally tawny brown ; lores and a very indistinct eye- 

 brow duU rufous ; feathers in front of the eve dusky greyish ; ear- 

 <'Ovcrts dusky rufous brown ; cheeks dull tawny rufous, with 'black 

 shaft-lines; rest of under surface of bodv deep tawnv buff, washed 

 with brown on the sides of the bodv, the throat paler and more of 

 an ashy whitish coloui-, washed with tawnv, the latter colour deepen- 

 ing on the fore neck, the latter, as well as the lower throat bein-^ 

 longitudinally streaked with duskv brown ; under win<^-coverts 

 deep tawny buff like the breast ; quills ashv brown below, mar-nned 

 with tawny on the inner webs; " biU dull brown; feet duU lead- 

 colour ; ins chestnut-brown " {B'AIhertls). Total length 8 inches 

 culmen 0-8, wing .3-65, tail 3-1, tarsus 1. 



Ohs. The late :Mr. G. R. Grav separated the Aru birds as a di- 

 stmct species, Myiolcstes aruensh : but from an examination of his 

 types I must say that I fail to find anv valid reasons for so doin<^ 

 ihe temales appear to be rather smaUcr, as will be seen by the for- 

 lowing measurements : — 



Total 

 length. Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



r T^ /Tr^ ,. s ^°- i°- in- in- in 



a. S. leaver (IV allace) 8 0-8 3-65 3-1 1-0 



^. cS . Aru Islands ( Wallace) . . 77 0-8 3-6 3-9 i-q 



y.$. Aru Islands (jrVW).. 7-3 0-8 3-3 3-0 0-9o 



b. S.yiysol (^Wallace) 7b OQ 3-85 3-15 0-95 



e. $. Mysol(7f«//«fej 7-3 09 3-45 2-9 l-Q 



Hah. Xew Guinea and adjacent islands. 



?• f ^- ^\- [New Guinea.] Zoological Societv. 



T ■ ^h. , ^^^ Gxxmes.. Pmchased. 



c Juv. (?) sk. Salwatti. A. E. Wallace, Esq. rC." 



e 6 ad. sk. Dorev, N. G. A. R Wallace E.a \c 



/, {{■ 6 2 ad. sk. Ain Islands. A. II Wallace' Esq \c 



A, ^, k. S 2 ad. sk. Mysol. a. R. Wallace; fsq." f?."; 



