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28. Halcyon saurophaga Gould. 

 Obi Major : Bernstein, Dolierty. " Feet lilackisb. IMll : upper mandible, com- 

 missure, and tip of lower mandible black; rest white" (Dolierty). 



29. Tanysiptera hydrocharis obiensis Salvad. 



Tanysiptera obiensis Salvador!, Ann. Mns. Civ. Gen. x. p. 302 (1872, e.x Schlegel, 

 Obi Major) ; Salvadori, Orn. Pap. i. p. 433 (1880); Guillemard, P. Z. S. 1885. p. 567 

 (Obi Major and Bisa). 



Tanysiptera dea obiensis Rothsch. & Hart., Nov. ZooL. 1901. p. 160. 



All collectors have obtained this beautiful kingfisher. Doherty described the iris 

 as " deep brown, the feet brownish green, bill deep vermilion." 



30. Eurystomus orientalis australis Swains. 



Obi .^lajor: Bernstein, Lucas, and Waterstradt. Malayan name "tjektjek." 



31. Caprimulgus macrurus Horsf. 

 Obi Major : Bernstein and Doherty. 



32. Macropteryx mystacea (Less.). 

 Obi : Bernstein (Mus. Leyden) and Lucas (Mus. Tring). 



33. CoUocalia esculenta (L.). 

 " ¥ " ad.. Obi .Major, June 19()i!, John Waterstradt coll. 



34. Monarcha diadematus Salvad. 



Monarcha diadematus Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. xii. p. 321 (1878: Obi). 



There is a series of twenty-two, collected by Doherty and Waterstradt, of this 

 flycatcher before me, which is only known from Obi. It is, however, not easy to 

 understand the plumages of this species. What are evidently the youngest birds in 

 the series have the whole upper surface slate-grey, the feathers of the forehead 

 with rufous edges, the wings dark brown, tail black, lateral pair of rectrices 

 large, second pair with smaller white tips ; chin pale grey, foreneck and breast 

 cinnamon, rest of under surface wliite, sides washed with cinnamon. The majority of 

 the specimens have the forehead black, separated from the dark ashy grey (or slate- 

 grey) upperside by a band of orange-rufous; chin and upper throat black, lower 

 throat and breast pale orange-buff (or cinnamon), abdomen white, sides of body 

 washed with orange-bufl' (or cinnamon). These birds, fully agreeing with the 

 description in the Catalor/ne of Birds (vol. iv. 1879. p. 419) of the sujiposed adult 

 male, are considered by Count Salvadori (Om. Pap. ii. 1881. \>. 19) to be younger 

 males. I have been inclined to be of the same opinion ; but these birds are quite 

 frequent on Obi, and those before me show no signs of immaturity, so that now I doubt 

 if they will ever lose their rufous breast and band on the crown. The females 

 corresponding to this dress are less black on the upper throat, and perhaps a little 

 paler on the breast and band on the crown, and have shorter wings. Theu there is 

 another plumage, evidently the most perfect one, and described by Salvadori (I.e.) as 

 that of the fully adult male, but not mentioned in the Cdtaloipie of Birds. In this 

 the band separating the black forehead from the grey sinciput is white, throat and 



