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Cumiirphaga mdauops, (jniy, (len. B. i. p. 28o ; id. P. Z. 8. 1858, 

 pp. 17U, 11)3; id. Cat. B. New Guinea, p. 32; id. P. Z. S. 18G1, 

 p. 435; Finsch, Nexi-Guinea, p. 171 ; Gray, Hand-l, B. i. p. 330, 

 no. 5004. 



Cdllinicincla conciuna, Hutton, Cat. B. Ncic Zealand, p. 15; id. Ibis, 

 1^7-2, p. 201. 



Adult male (Yule Island, May 2G, 1875, D' Alhertis). General 

 colour above light French groy, the wing-coverta like the hack, with 

 edgings of still lighter grey ; primarj'-coverts and primaries black, 

 externally edged Avith grey, inclining to white towards the tips of 

 the quiUs ; secondaries Idack, the outer aspect of the feathers light 

 grey on the innermost, with the outer web grey and the inner one 

 black ; two centre tail-feathers ashy grey, blacker towards the tip, 

 which is white, all the other feathei's black, washed with grey 

 towards the base and tipi)ed with white, which increases in extent 

 towards the outermost feather, which is also edged with white alojig 

 tlie outer web ; entire forehead, feathers above the eye, ear-coverts, 

 sides of face, sides of neck, entire throat, and fore neck black, with 

 a greenish gloss, fading off paler towards the chest, which is iron- 

 grey, becoming gradually lighter and more delicate grey on the sides 

 of the body, so as to leave only the lower abdomen and under tail- 

 coverts pure white ; thighs grey ; under wing-coverts and axillaries 

 pure white, as also the inner liiiing of the quills, which are other- 

 wise ashy grey below; "bill black; feet dull ashy; iris black" 

 (D'Alherlis). Total length 12"5 inches, culmen 1-05, wing 7'C5, 

 tail 5-75, tarsus 1*05. (Mus. Civic. Genov.) 



Ohs. Not having a good adult male from Australia in the Museum 

 collection, I have described a lino specimen from Yule Island which 

 appears to me to be identical. This species varies much in size, but 

 it is impossible to believe in the existence of more than one species ; 

 and G. jMrvirostris is little more than a race of the present bird. 



c?, Louisiade Islands, wing 8"1 inches; 5, N.W. Australia, 

 wing 7*1 inches. These two seem to be the extremes, and every 

 intermediate link between them can be found. 



Adult female. Like the adult male (Gutdd). 



Young. Differs from the adiUt in wanting the black forehead and 

 throat, only the lores, feathers round the eye, and ear-coverts being 

 black ; breast grey ; throat whitish, with wavy bars of dusky blackish, 

 the breast with remains of greyish bars. 



Hub. The whole of Australia, but replaced in Tasmania by the 

 next species ; S.E. New Guinea, Aru Islands, Ke Islands, Amboina, 

 Louisiade Archipelago. 



a. Imni. sk. Australia. J. Gould, Esq. [C.]. 



b. Juv. sk. Australia. Sir D. Cooper [P.]. 



e. S -ad. sk. N.W. Australia, Jan. 17, J. 1{. Elsoy, Esq. [P.]. 



1850. 

 il, <■• 6 ,/• $ i"im. sk. N. W. Australia, Mav 1 , J. U. Elscy, Esq. [P.]. 



lf<5(). 

 f/. cJ imm. sk. (^imillsland, Sept. 1855. .1. 1\. Elsey, Esq. [P.]. 



