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vered by the surrounding gray feathers of breast and upper 

 abdomen. 



*36. Terpsiphone incii (Gould). 



An unlabelled specimen from Lahagoe with the centre 

 tail-feathers not lengthened probably belongs to this species. 

 It is distinguished from T. insularis by having the entire 

 head with the inclusion of chin and throat steel-green and 

 the whole abdomen and under tail-coverts white. By the 

 metallic chin and throat and the white abdomen and under 

 tail-coverts it is also sufiSciently distinguished from T. affinis. 



37. Lalage terat (Bodd.). 



Lalage terat Salsad. Ucc. di Nias, p. 540; Oust. I.e. pp. 110, 120. 

 A female (N°. 127) from Goenoeng Sitoli. 

 x>Iris blue, bill and feet black. Native name: ? ." 



38. Dissemurus platurus (Vieill.). 



EdoUus malaharicus Nieuwenh. & Rosenb. Versl. Eil. Nias, p. 19. 

 Dicrurus malaharicus Rosenb. Mai. Arch. p. 219. 

 Dissemurus platurus Biittik. N. L. M. IX, p. 50 (1887), 

 Dissemurus paradiseus Oust. I.e. p. 120. 



Three males (Nos. 222, 227 and 234) and two females 

 (Nos. 228 and 235) from Lahagoe. 



»Iris red, bill and feet black. Native name: Fofo sasaai." 

 The two females are similar to the males, but have the 

 rackets somewhat shorter and the under wing-coverts 

 profusely spotted with white. I cannot find any difference 

 between our Nias birds and specimens from Malacca and 

 Sumatra. 



*39. Artamides Kannegieteri , n. sp. 



Similar to A, sumatrensis (S. Mull.), but larger, as will 

 be shown by the following measurements. 



Notes from the Leyden jMuseum , Vol. XVIII. 



