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1. Xenopirostris xenopirostris. 



Vanga xenopirostris, Lafresn. licv. et Mag. Zool. 1850, p. 107, pi. i. ; 



Schleq. ^ Pollen, Faun. Madag. pp. 158, 173 ; Gray, Iland-l. B. i. 



p. 396, no. 6006. 

 Xenopirostris lafresnayi, Bp. C. A. i. p. 366 (1850) ; id. C. R. xxxviu. 



ISol, p. 533; Hartl. Faun. Madag. p. 52 ; Grundid. Rev. et Mag. 



Zool. 1867, p. 387 ; Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 191 ; Milne-Edw. ^ 



Grandid. H. N. Madag., Ois. pi. 168. 



Adult male. Head and bind neck deep black, witb a bluish lustre ; 

 general colour above, including the whole tail, scapulars, and the 

 outer edge of the secondary quills, uniform grey ; wing-coverts, edge 

 of wing, and primary quills jet-black ; chin and cheeks black ; all 

 the remainder of the under surface of the body pure white ; the 

 black of the head separated from the grey of the back by a white 

 collar ; bill near the base bluish, towards the tip pale horn-colour ; 

 feet lead-colour. Total length 9-25 inches, culmen 0-9, wing 5-9, 

 tail 3-55, tarsus 0-93. (Lafresnaye, oj). cit.) 



Hah. Madagascar. 



2, Xenopirostris polleni. 



Vano-a polleni, Schleq. Sf Foil. Faun. Madag. p. 174 (1868) ; Grmj, 

 Iland-l. B. i. p. 396, no. U008 ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 867. 



Xenopirostris polleni, Hartl. Vog. Madag. p. 193; Milne-Fdiv. Sr 

 Grandid. H. N. Madag., Ois. pi. 109. 



Adult male. Head all round, chin, and the whole throat deep black 

 with a bluish lustre ; on the sides of the neck and on the hind neck 

 the black separated from the grey of the upper surface of the 

 body by a very narrow white collar ; all the upper surface, including 

 the scapulars, the whole tail, and the outer web of the secondary 

 quills, is uniform grey ; primaries and inner web of the secondaries 

 and the wing-coverts jet-black; breast, abdomen, under tail-coverts, 

 and axillaries pure white ; flanks and thighs silvery grey ; under 

 wing-coverts and edge of wing black ; quiUs below uniform blackish ; 

 "bill black" (Schlegel). Total length 8-7 inches, culmen 0-95, 

 wing 4-7, tail 3-7, tarsus 0-95. 



Adult female. Like the male, but having the body below ochraceous 

 instead of white ; the black of the throat does not extend down so 

 far as in the male. {Schlegel, op. cit.) 



The young bird has all the quills externally bordered with grey ; 

 the young female has the lores almost naked. (Schlec/el.) 



Hah. Madagascar. 

 a. c? ad. sk. S.E. Madagascar. Mr. A. Orossley [0.]. 



3. Xenopirostris daniii. 



Vanga damii, ScHeg. Contrib. Nederl. Tijdschr. vii. p. 82 ; id. Sf Poll. 



Faun. Madag. pp. 100, 158, 174, pi. 30. 

 Vanga albifrons, Schleg. Contr. Ned. Tijdschr. p. 82 (female). 



