56 ON BIRDS FROM SEKRU, 



20. Rhipidura setosa (Quoy & Gaim.). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. IV, p. 329. 

 Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 61. 



One old male (16 February) without any sign of moult. 

 [Iris brown, bill black, feet grey. Schadler]. 



21. Rhipidura tricolor (Vieill.). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. IV, p. 339. 



Sauloprocta melanoleuca (Quoy & Gaim,), Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 48. 



Male and female, both adult (23 December and 18 January) 

 in full plumage, with no signs of moult; the female is duller 

 in colours, having the wings only blackish brown. 



Al. 102 mm.; caud. 100 mm.; culm. 12 mm. c^. 

 » 96 » ; » 97 » ; » 12 » . Q. 



[Iris brown, bill and feet black. Schadler]. 



22. Arses telescophthalma (Garnot). 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. IV, p. 409. 



A. hatantae Sharpe, ib. p. 411, 



Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 42 sp. 290 and p. 43 sp. 291. 



Two old males (13 December and 6 February). 



[Iris brown, bill bluish grey, wattle round the eye bright 

 blue. Schadler]. 



A. batontae, described by Sharpe after specimens in our 

 Museum from Waigiu and Batanta, is said to be: »rather 

 larger and having the wattle round the eye yellow instead 

 of blue". But this refers only to dried skins: »iu life the 

 wattles are bright blue" (Bernstein and von Rosenberg). 



The larger size is not constant as is shown by the following 

 measurements : 



mm. mm. 



Al. 84— 92, males; 84 — 87, females; 10 spec, from Waigiu and 



Batanta. 

 » 80—86, » ; 76—82, » ; 27 » » N. Guinea, 



Mysol and Salawatty. 



JN"otes from tlie Leyden Museum, "\^ol. XXll. 



