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83. Cacomantis insperatus Gould. 



5 ad., 3 jav., Toeal, Key Islands. (H. Kiihn coll., Nos. 207, 405, 465, 466, 

 467, 472, 666", 781.) 



1 ? juv.. Add, north of Great Key, 26. vii. 1900. (No. 2787.) 



1 S ad., Kisoei, 4. iii. 190U. (No. 2074.) "Iris yellowish grey; feet pale 

 ochreoiis ; bill black, under mandible brown, with black tip." (H. KiUiu.) 



2 c? ad., 1 ¥ ad.,Teoor, October— November 1899. (Nos. 1518, 1556, 1560.) 

 2 c? ad., 1 ? juv., Gorom, Manawoka gronp, November 1899. 



I have several times before alluded to the fact that Gould's name insperatus 

 can very well be accepted for this bird, because his description and figures agree, 

 and his original measurement (wing (H inches) must be a clerical error. 



84. Cacomantis castaneiventris Gould. 



We have not received this species from the Key Islands, nor have former 

 collectors found it there. Dr. Finsch, however {Notes Leyden Museum xxii. 

 p. 82) mentions a " younger bird " from Key. It is quite possible that such a 

 distinct species as 0. castaneiventris might occur together with C. insperatus, but 

 as Dr. Finsch mentions only one immature specimen, the case is perhaps worth 

 further attention. 



In no case can I agree to Dr. Finsch's ])roj)Osal to replace the name castanei- 

 ventris by C. inj'austus Cab. & Heine {Mus. Ilein. iv. 1863. p. 23, ex My sol). 

 The description of C'. inj'austus in my opinion suits C. insperatus and not 

 C. castaneiventris (" pectoris ventrisque plumis cinerascentibus, crissum versus 

 latius latiusqne rnfesceute limbatis, crisso tectricibusque subcandalibus rufescen- 

 tibus," etc.). Moreover, C. insperatus is the common bird of Mysol (and the Key 

 Islands), while only the Leyden Museum has castaneiventris from that island. 

 C. inj'austus is therefore a synonym of C. insperatus = dumetorum = assimilis. 



85. Cacomantis variolosus (Vig. & Horsf.). 



Cuculus minolnsus Vigors & Horsfield, Tians. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 300 (1826, young bird, Australia, 



type examined). 

 Cuculus iymhnnomus S. Muller, Ver. Nal. Gescli., Land-m Volkenk. p. 177 (1839-44 : Timor). 



1 cJ ad., Puln Nai, Key Islands, 27. ix. 1899. " Iris ash-grey ; feet dirty 

 ochreous ; bill black, under bill with base yellowish." (No. 1398.) 



1 ? juv., Maar, Ceram-laut Islands, 16. xii. 1899. (No. 1689.) 



These specimens agree perfectly with Australian variolosus. Dr. Finsch, 

 following Salvadori and other authorities, has accepted the name tymhonomus, 

 but variolosus is undoubtedly the oldest name. 



86. Misocalius osculans Gould. 



Collected on the Key Islands by Hoedt (Mus. Leyden). I believe it is correct 

 to reject the name palliolatus, Latham's descrijition being unsuitable. 



87. Chalcococcyx crassirostris (Salvad.) 



Lamiirocorctjx cramrostris Salvadori, Aim. Mus. Civ. dm. xiii. p. 400 (Toeal). 



2 c?(J, 1 ? ad., Toeal, Little Key Islands. (Nos. 18, 133, 530.) 



2 ? med., Toeal, Little Key Islands, 2. ix. 1897 ; 20. ix. 1899. (Nos. 49, 181.) 

 1 ? juv., Toeal, Little Key Islands, 22. iv. 1898. (No. 754.) 



