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7. Hypotaenidia sulcirostris. 



Hallus sulcirostris, Wallace, P. Z. S. 1862, p. 346 (Sula Islands). 

 Eulabeornis sulcirostris, Grai/, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 57, no. 10381 (1871). 

 IIvpotiTenidia sulcirostris, Salvad. Ann. Mua. Genuv. vii. p. 81 (1875) ; 

 'Scl. Ibis, 1880, p. 311, pi. vi. (fig. inacc). 



Adult (type of species). Similar to H. celebtnsis, and with the 

 same facial markings as that species, bnt more uniform on the 

 upper surface, and easily distinguished by its uniform black throat 

 and fore neck. Total length IU'6 inches, culmen 1-55, wing 5'7, 

 tail 2, tarsus 1-95, middle toe and claw 2. 



Bab. Sula Islands. 



a. Ad. sk. Sula Islands. Wal'ace Coll. 



(Type of species.) 



b. Ad. sk. Sula Islands. Wallace Coll. 



8. Hypotaenidia insignis. 



Eallus insignis, Scl. P. Z. S. 1880, p. G6, pi. viii. : Fmsc/i, Ihh, 1881, 



p. 540. 

 Ilypotfenidia insignis, Scl. Ibis, 1880, p. 312 ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. 



Genov. xviii. p. 319 (1882) ; id. Orn. Papuasia etc. iii. p. 261 



(1882). 



Adult femah (type of species). General colour above duskj' olive- 

 brown, slightly more reddish on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; 

 wing-coverts like the back, the outer greater coverts tinged with 

 rufous like the inner secondaries; bastard-wing and primary-coverts 

 blackish, externally reddish brown like the secondaries : primaries 

 black, with white spots on the outer webs and white bars on the 

 inner ones ; tail-feathers blackish ; crown of head and hind neck as 

 well as the entire sides of face and sides of neck reddish brown 

 with a tinge of olive ; malar line black, with narrow white cross 

 bars, like the under surface of the body ; the lower abdomen, vent, 

 and under tail- coverts black ; the lower flanks also very faintly 

 barred with white; thighs blackish brown. Total length 12 inches, 

 culmen 1-65, wing 5-4, tail 2, tarsus 2-3, middle toe and claw 2-3. 



Hab. New Britain. 



a. 5 fi"-!- sk. Kahabadai, Xew Britain, Feb. Rev. G. Brown fC.]. 



(Type of species.) 



4. CABALUS. 



Type. 

 Cabalus, Hutton, Trans. A. Zeal. Inst. vi. p. 108 



(1873) C. dieffenbachii. 



Banrje. Confined to the Chatham Islands, and Lord Howe Island. 



