02. MOXARCQA. 431 



2. Monarcha cauescens. 

 Monarclia canescons, Salmd. Ann. Mus. Civic. Genov. vii. p. 'J91. 



Adult male (type of species). General colour above light pearly 

 grey ; the sides of the face, feathers round the eye, sides of neck, and 

 a broad band across the chest, somewhat more hoary and whitish 

 grey than the breast ; frontal band, throat, and a ring round the 

 eye black ; remainder of under surface of body orange-chestnut ; 

 thighs black, as are also the bases to some of the under tad-coverts ; 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries light chestnut, with more than 

 the basal half ashy grey ; small coverts near the edge of the wing 

 black ; wings above black, the greater coverts and primary-coverts 

 tipped with pcai-ly grey, some of the least ones entirely pearl-grey, 

 as also are the inner, greater, and median coverts, and the inner- 

 most secondaries ; tail blackish ; " biU greyish pearl-colour, with 

 whitish edges; feet dull bluish; iris black" (D'Albertis). Total 

 length G-4 inches, culmen 0'G5, wing 3'4, tail 2-9, tarsus 0-7. {Mus. 

 Civic. Genov.) 



Hub. Cape York peninsula, N".E. Australia. 



3. Mouarcha frater. 



Monarcha frater, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 691 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 

 Civic. Genov. x. p. lo2. 



Adult inuile. General colour above light ashy grey, the least and 

 inner median and greater coverts like the back ; rest of the wing- 

 coverts and quills black, the inner secondaries externally washed 

 with ashy grey ; tail black ; a broad band of blue-black across the 

 forehead ; feathers round and in front of the eye hoary white, the 

 sides of face, cheeks, sides of neck, throat, and chest lighter ashy 

 grey than the back, the black colour confined to the chin and upper 

 part of the throat, lores, and feathers at the angle of the mouth ; 

 rest of under surface of body rich cinnamon-buff, including the 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries, the small coverts round the edge 

 of the wing black ; quills ashy black below, lighter and more gi'ey 

 along the edge of the inner web ; " bill ashy ; feet black ; iris 

 chestnut " (D'Albertis). Total length 6-4 inches, culmen 0*7, wing 

 3'35, tail 2*7, tarsus 0-7. (Mus. Genuv.) 



Ifab. North-western Js'ew Guinea, Arfak ilouutaius. 



4. Monarcha inornatus. 



Muscicapa iuornata, Gam. Voy. Cnquilk, Zool. i. p. 591, pi. IG. fig. 2. 

 DryuiopLila cii.erasceus, Temni. PL Col. ill. pi. 430. fig. '2. 

 Monarcha cinerascens, Grai/, Gen. B. i. p. 260; Pp. Cy^s/J. i. p. 326; 



Gray, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 351, et 1861, p. 435 ; Wall. P. Z. S 1862, 



p. 341, 1803. p. 485 ; Fiiisch, Neu-Guiuea, p. 109; Graii, Hand-l. 



B. i. p. 320, no. 4787. 

 Monarcha inoruata. Gray, P. Z. S. 18-58, p. 177, et 1861 , p. 435 ; id. Cat. 



B. Neic Guinea, p. 29 ; Finsch. Neii-Guinea, p. 169 ; Gray, Hand-l. 



B. i. p. 320, no. 4788 ; Salvad, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 83. 

 Monarcha inornata, Wall. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 485. 



