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23. Monarcha chalyheocephala (Garnet). 



Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 30. 



Piezorhynchus alecto (Temm.), Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. IV, p. 415. 



Four old males (17 December, 12 February and 13 March), 

 all in full plumage, without signs of moult; a young male 

 (19 January) in the plumage of the female is in change 

 of plumage. 



[Iris dark brown, bill bluish with black tip, feet dark 

 grey. Schadler]. 



24. Pomatorhinus Isidorii Less. 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. M. VII, p. 432. 

 Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 409. 



Two old specimens : male (30 January) and female (24 Ja- 

 nuary) ; the first full plumaged, the latter with rectrices 

 in moult. 



[Iris yellow, bill yellow, base blackish ; feet greyish brown. 

 Schadler]. 



25. Cracticus Quoyi (Less.). 



Gadow, Cat. B. Br. M. VIII, p. 94. 

 Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 190. 



Two old males in full plumage (26 December and 9 Fe- 

 bruary) ; no signs of moult. 



[Iris dark brown, bill whitish blue, apical half black ; feet 

 black. Schadler]. 



26. Cracticus cassicus (Bodd.). 



Gadow, Cat. B. Br. M. VIII, p. 97. 

 Salvad. Orn. Pap. II, p. 184. 



One old male (1 February) and a young bird (female: 

 10 December), the latter has the feathers of the head and 

 back tipped with pale rufous ; both show no signs of moult. 



[Iris dark brown, bill light blue with black tip (old) 

 or dark grey (young), feet black. Schadler]. 



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