( 92 ) 



1 c? jnv., Stephansort, 1S90. " Iris blue." E. Nyman coll. 



1 <? jnv., Mt. Cameron, TiOfiO ft, o. ix. 1890. A. S. Anthony coll. 



1 (? juv., Fergnsson Islaiul, 27. x. 18i)4. " Iris blue." A. S. Meek coll. 



In the ilevclopmeiit oi' colours — the young whitish, then more or less dusky, the 

 adult fnscous, or more or less slaty — tliis 1)ird agrees somewhat with Marrocora.r, 

 hut the bill is rather difterently shaped, the sides of the head bare. 



IX. LANIIDAE. 

 1. Cracticus cassicus fBodd.). 



We liave a large series of this very common species : — 



.■) S ad., •,' ? ad., Kajianr, December ISOii, Felirnary 1897. "Iris very deep 

 brown, feet black, bill bluish-white, tip black." W. Doherty coll. 



1 S ad., 1 S immat. (most of the back black), Dorey. Bruijn coll. (Specimens 

 h' and c/ of iSalvadori's list in On/. Pap. ii. pp. 186, 187.) 



1 $ ad., Dorey, 13. xi. 1883. Powell coll. "Iris brown." 



4 S ad., 1 ? ad., Dorey, October, November 1896. W. Doherty coll. 



1 nestling, somewhere in Dutch New Guinea, bought from Dnivenbode 1899. 



1 $ ad., •,! ? ad., Biak, October 1896. W. Doherty. "Iris very deep 

 chestnut." 



1 $ ad., 1 S immat., 1 ? jnv., Mafor, May 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



2 (?(?, 1 ? , Ron Island, July 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 ? vix ad., Ramoi, New Guinea, 4. ii. 187;"). Beccari coll. (Specimen /" of 

 Salvadori's list. I.e.) 

 \ 1 ? ad., Mansinam, 27. v. 1875. (Specimen s' of Salvadori's list, Z.e.) 



1 ? vix ad., " C6te septentrion. 136° 30'— 137° long. E." Bruijn coll. 



1 ? ad., Soroug, March 1884. Bruijn coll. 



1 ? ad. (very white back), Ansns, Jobi. Bruijn coll. 



1 ?, Marai, Jobi, 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 ? (back with much black), Batanta, 22. vi. 1875. Beccari coll. (Specimen 

 r" of Salvadori's list, I.e.) 



1 jnv., Salwatty, ex coll. Guillemard. 



2 labelled " Waigiu, Wallace," ex coll. Bartlett, Nos. 5847 re, h. 



2 c?(?, 3 ? ?, Mysol, January, February 1900. " Iris very dark coffee-brown." 

 11. Kiiliu coll. 



2 cJcJ, 2 ? ? , Dobbo, Aru, August 19no. H. Kiihn coll. 

 1 jnv., Dobbo, Am, 20. v. 1896. (Japt. Cayley Webster coll. 

 1 ?, Aru. Wallace coll. 



1 cJ, 3 ? ?, Simbang, German New Guinea, August 1899. E. Nyman coll. 



2 c?c?, 2 ? ?, Stephansort, German New Guinea, 1891t. E. Nyman coll. 

 2, Fergnsson Island, 1894. A. S. Meek coll. 



1 ? ad., Goodenongh Island, 17. xii. 1896. "Iris very dark brown." A. S. 

 Meek coll. 



1 ? juv., Kiriwini, Trobriaud Islands, IT), ii. 1895. "Iris hazel." A. S. 

 Meek coll. 



1 ? ad., Milne Bay, 1898. A. S. Meek coll. 



2 ? ad., Nicura, British New Gninea. Lix coll. 



