1. AUJAMCS. 5 



Papuasia etc. ii. p. 107 (18bl); Scl. P. Z. 8. lf-!83, pp. 51, lt»5 • 



H. O. Forbes, P. Z. S. 1884, pp. 427, 432 ; Guillem. P. Z. S. 188o' 



p. 63o ; Vordenn. N. T. Nederl. Ind. xlv. p. 378 (1886) ; Ramsau 



Tab. List Aiistr. B. p. 3 (1888). 

 Artamus papiiensis, Bj). Co,i.sp. i. p. 344 (1850, e.r Temm. MSS. in 



Mus. Lugd.) ; Scl. Journ. Linn. Soc. ii. 1858, p. 159; Grat/, P. Z. S. 



1858, p. 179,1861, p. 435 ; Fin-sch, Keii-Guinfa, p. 17'l'(1865); 



Ifcdde/i, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 555 ; Grai/, Hand-/. B. i. p. 289, no. 4282 



(1869) ; Beccari, Arm. Mus. Civic. Genov. vii. p. 709 (ls'75). 

 Artamus leucorhynus, Walden, Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 174 (1875); Sharpe, 



Trans. Linn. Soc. (2) i. p. 323 (1877); Tweedd. P.Z.S. 1877, 



p. 544, 1878, pp. 282, 342. ' 



Artamus leucorhynchus, var. celebensis, Briit/ff. Abhandl. nat. Ver. 



Bremen, v. p. 69 (1870). 

 Artamus celebeusis, Brikjgem. t. c. p. 70 (1876) ; Tioeedd. Ibis, 1878 



p. 386. ' 



Artamus muselienbroeki, Meyer, Vijg. Nester und Eler Ostind- Lrch 



p. 30 (1884) ; Sakad. P. Z. S. 1884, p. 578 ; id. Ibis, 1^84, p. 355.' 



AduJt male. General colour above brown, inclining to chocolate ; 

 rump and upper tail-coverts pure white, forming a transverse band ■ 

 scapulars like the back ; wing dark slate-colour, the quills black ; 

 tail-feathers black, slightly paler towards the ends ; head and neck 

 all round ashy, the lores and margin of forehead rather blacker; 

 under surface of body from the fore neck downwards, and including 

 the under wing-coverts and axillaries, pure white : '^ bill bluish 

 grey at the base, black at the tip ; legs and feet mealy greenish 

 grey ; iris brown " (J. Gould). Total length T'o inches, culmeu 

 0-8, wing 5-35, tail 2-5o, tarsus 0-75. 



Adidt female. Similar to the male. Total length 6-5 inches 

 culmen OS, wing 5-25, tail 2-1, tarsus 0-7. 



Ifab. Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Philippine Archi- 

 pelago, Sulu Archipelago, Bali, Lombock, Flores, Timor ; throughout 

 the Moluccas from Celebes to New Guinea and Australia. 



a. c? atl. sk. Audamaus, June 1865 Tweeddale Coll 



(P. C. Beavan). 

 h,c. S 2 ad- sk. Eoss Island, Audamans, Tweeddale Coll 



Jau.7,1873(7?. G-'.TI'.T?.). 



d. 2 ad. sk. S. Andamaus, Dec. 16, Tweeddale Coll 



1872 {P. G. W.R.). 



e. Ad. sk. S. Audamans, March 27, Hume Cull 



1873. 

 /. (S ad. sk. S. Andamaus, July 13, Hiuue Coll 



\S7-i (^W. Davison). 

 ff. 2 ad. sk. Port Blair, S. Andamaus. Hume Coll. 



h. d' ad. sk. Port Blair, 3Iarch 1873 Hume Coll. 



( W. Davison), 

 i. 6 juv. sk. Port Blair, Juue 16, 1873 Hume Coll. 



( W. Davison). 

 A:, /. cJ imm. sk. Port Blair. Juue 1873 Hume Coll 



(P.J.lViwberlei/). 

 ;/(. J juv. tk. Port Blair. July 23, ls73 Hume Coll. 



{P. J. Wimbcrlcy). 



