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2. Dicrurus meeki sp. nov. 



Differs from D. carlmiHiriK.t, D. lai'mo.tficf/ig, J). 'iss>m//i.t and allies in the less 

 forked tail, the lateral feathers of which are not twisted at tlieir tips, and the very 

 small spangles to the featlicrs of the foreneck and chest, wliich are obsolete in the 

 centre of the chest and forenock. The wing measures 154 and 135, the tail 134 

 and 141, cnlmen from forelioad 341 and 37 mm. "Iris dark red, bill and feet 

 black." 



Two specimens, both marked "male," Gnadalcanar, Solomon Islands, S. v. 

 1001, and 24. v. 1901. A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 311o, 3lss. 



Type : No. 31SS, Guadak'anar, 24. v. 1901. 



3. Dicrurus laemostictus Scl. 



1 (?, New Britain, 24. xi. 1S80. No. 584 of collector, Th. Kleiuschmidt coll. 

 (No. 10830 of Mns. Godeft'roy.) 



2 <?t?, 1 jnv., Fergnsson Island, October 1896. A. S. Meek coll. 



1 ?, Goodenongh Island, 10. xii. 1890. A. S. Meek coll. " Iris bright red." 



4 said to be from New Ireland. (?) 



D. lacwostic/iis is said to differ from ciirboimriHs by the mncli larger metallic 

 spangles on the lireast and larger bill. Wc are not abh> to fully iqiiireoiato these 

 differences, and Eothschild wduld unite the two forms. 



4. Dicrurus assimilis Gray. 



Dirnirus asslwills Cray, P. '/.. «. lK."i8. pp. 179. I'.iS ( Aru). 



2, <? ?, Sungi l?arkai, "\V. Am Islands, 20. viii. 1900. " Iris blood-red, bill and 

 feet black." H.'^Kiihn coll., Nos. 2248, 2249. 



2, S%, Sungi Bark, Kobroor, Aru Islands, 24, 2(i. viii. 19U0. " Iris vermilion."' 

 H. Kiihn coll., Nos. 22.50, 22.52. 



1 ?, Dobbo, Aru Islands, 14. viii. 1900. "Iris scarlet. H. Kiihn coll., 

 No. 2240. 



1, Dobbo, Aru Islands, 29. v. 1890. G. Webster coll., No. 105. 



1 S juv., Dobbo, Aru Islands, February 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



l>. as.-iimilis, larmoMirtiifi (if separable) and meeki are evidently subsjiccies of 

 one sjiecies. 



5. Dicranostreptus megarhynchus (Quoy et Gaim.) 

 8 fnim New Ireland (missionary), 1892. 



0. Chaetorhynchus papuensis Meyer. 



Cliiiclni'hijnchui' pii/iiie»sis. Meyer, Sil-:iniiixhn: /,-. Al.nil. Whscnsch. :ii M'iri) l.xix. p. 49:! (1874: 

 Arfak). 



1 ?, Arfak, 14. v. 1875. Brnijn coll. (Specimen y of !^alvadori's list in Oni. 

 I'<il>. li. 11. lN3.j 



1 ?, Mansinam, 20. v. 1875. Brnijn roll. 



