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ON BIRDS FROM SEKRU, 



12. Chibia carbonaria Bp. 



Chibia atrocoerulea (Gray), subsp. carlonaria Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. 



Ill, p. 238. 

 Dlcruropsis carbonaria Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 177. 



Four specimens: adults of both sexes. One old female 

 agrees perfectly with the old males ; the other female has 

 the tail less deeply forked with the outmost feather less 

 recurved. Although obtained in different months (12 De- 

 cember, 10 January and 11 and 15 February) in none of 

 the specimens traces of moulting are to be seen. 



The measurements are the following: 

 mm. mm. 



Al. 158; rectr. intermed. 120; rectr. ext. 138: 



)) 144; 

 )) 138; 

 » 138; 



110 

 115 



108 



[Iris red, in one female brown. Schadler]. 



13. Rectes cirrhocephalus (Less.). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. Ill, p. 284. 

 Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 198. 



Three specimens: one old male (23 Dec.) and two old 

 females (11 and 15 Dec); one of the last full plumaged, 

 the two other specimens with some of the wing- and tail- 

 feathers in moult. 



[Iris dark brown, bill dark grey, feet bluish grey. Schadler]. 



14. Pseudorectes ferrugineus (S. Mull.). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. Ill, p. 287. 



Rectes ferrugineus Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 203. 



Two old males (12 December and 9 January), both in 

 moult of the wings. 

 Al. 135 — 142 mm.; caud. 110 — 113 mm.; culm. 23—25 mm. 



[Iris yellowish white, bill black, feet bluish grey. SchiidlerJ. 



Notes from the Ley den DVCuseuixi, Vol. XXII. 



