y. MEGACREX. 10, HABKOPriLA, 63 



!». MEGACREX. 



Ijpe. 

 Mep-acrex, D' Albert. >.V Salcad. Ann. Mas. Civic. Gcnoc. 

 xiv. p. 129 (1879) M. inepta. 



liange. Southern New Guinea. 



1. Megacrex inepta. 



Megacrcx iin'])ta, If Alliert. ^- Satrad. Ann. Mns. Civic. Genov. xiv. 

 p. 1.30 (1879); D' Albert. P. Z. S. 1879, p. :218; Beiclien. He 

 Schalow, J. f. O. 1879, p. 310 ; Gould, B. New Guinea, v. pi. 69 

 (1880) ; n Albert. Nuova Guinea, p. 588 (1880) ; Salcad. Ann. 

 Mils. Civic. Geiior. xviii. p. 321 (1882) ; id. Orn. Papuasia, iii. 

 p. 272 (1882). 



Adult male. Crown and hind neck dusky brown, the forehead 

 ashy ; sides of head ashy grey, the lores darker ; throat whitish ; 

 sides of neck pale vinous in the centre, below brownish olive ; back 

 olive-greyish ; rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail, which is very short 

 and concealed, brown ; lower part of fore neck, iipper breast, and 

 sides of breast rnfescent ; centre of breast and abdomen white, 

 sliglitly tinged with rufous : sides olive ; lower abdomen and thighs 

 greyish vinous ; sides of abdomen and under tail-coverts brown ; 

 wing-coverts greyish olive, uniform with the back ; quills brownish 

 olive : bill yellowish green ; feet black ; iris dark blood-red. {Sal- 

 vadon.) 



Adidt female. Similar to the male, but a little smaller. 



Total length about 17-21%5 inches, culmen with frontal shield 

 2-S4-:5-0r), wing 7-7-(i, tail l-O. tarsus 3-G-3-9. (Salvadori.) 



Hah. Ply River, 8.E. Xew Guinea. 



10. HABROPTILA. 

 Ilabroptila, Grai/, P. Z. S. 18G0, p. .365. 



Iian<ie. Island of Halmalu'ra, in the ^loluccas. 



1. Habroptila wallacei. 



Ilabroptila walhuvi, Gnni, P. Z. S. lS(i(), p. 3(m, ])1. 172; Finxch, 



Neu-Giiin. p. ISO 1 18(5.")) ; Schli;/. Diirent. p. 2i;2, ciuu WiX. ]>. 262 ; 



id. yed. Tijd^ch. iJierk. iii. ]». :.'.J0 (1866) ; Grai/, Hawi-l. B. m. 



p. ()7, no. 10.J12 (1871); Salvad. Ann. Mu-i. Civic. Genov. vii. 



p. 793 (187o). xviii. p. 320, no. 10 (1882); id. Orn. Papuasia etc. 



iii. p. 271 (1SS2). 

 Itallina (Ilabroptila) wallacei, Schleq. Mns. Pat/s-Ba.'^, llalli, p. 78 



(1865). 



Adult (type of species). General colour above dull slate-colour, 

 with a slight tinge of olive-green ; lower bat k. rump, and uj)p«.T 

 tail-coverts chocolate-brown, the latter inclining to blackish ; wing- 

 coverts brown, externally slatv, the greater series more chocolate- 



