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the same manner as the three last Black-headed Manias ; therefore it is 

 somewhat difficult to say which is the older form, although 1 am inclined to 

 regard the Javan or Black-throated bird as the type. This bird appears 

 to be extremely rare in collections, and according to Mr. Wallace is very 

 local, and almost exclusively confined to Lombok and Flores. I am 

 unable at present to give any details of its habits or nidification. It is 

 now figured for the first time, from the specimen procured by Mr. A. II. 

 Wallace, which is in the British Museum. 



