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92. CoUocalia esculenta (L.). 

 ? atl., Kil<oein, Koer group, 30. vi. 1809. (Kiihii coll., No. 125fi.) 



XVIII. HIRUNDINIDAE. 

 93. Petrochelidon nigricans (Vieill.). 



Hinrndo nhjricaus VieiUot, Nour. Diet, d' Hist. Nat. xiv. p. 523 (1817 : Australia). 

 (J, Tueal, 15. ix. 1897. (No. 88.) 



94. Hirundo rustica gutturalis (Scop.). 

 Toeal, Janucary, March, October, November, December (common). 

 Ohoitil, Little Key group, 2. ii. 1898. (No. .570.) 

 Teoor, Octolier, November. Common. (Nos. 1491, 1492, 1494, 1499, 1539, 



1558.) 



2 (? ail., 1 ? ad.,OiiJor, Gor.jm-laut, February 1909. {Noa. 2148—2150.) 

 1 ? ad., 3 juv., Maar, (Jeram-laat, December 1809. (Nos. 1728, 1729, 1746.) 



XIX. MUSCICAPIDAE. 

 95. Monarcha leucura Gray. 



ilonarcha leucura G. R. Gray, P. Z. S. 1858. p. 178 (Key Islands). 



Very common at Toeal, Little Key. " Iris of the darkest browu (black), bill 

 and feet blue-grey." (H. Kiihu coll., Nos. 129, 129a-, 266, 267, 287, 448, 456, 462, 

 509, 534, 751.) 



The adult /'rwalc is like the adult it/ale — i.e., blue-black, breast, abdomen, uuder 

 wiug- and under tail-coverts as well as the four outer rectrices white. The Jemali; 

 is ouly a little smaller, the wing being about 4 mm. shorter. The young male 

 and female, however, is above ashy-brown, the head grey, chin and middle of the 

 throat greyish ; rest of foreneck, chest, sides of breast and of abdomen, bright 

 cinnamon-rufous ; middle of abdomen, vent and under tail-coverts, white ; tail 

 black, lateral rectrices white. 



2 i ad., 1 ? ad., 1 juv.. Add, north of Gr^-at Key. (H. Kiihu coll., Nos. 2708, 

 2769, 2770, 2780.) 



1 S ad., Elat, Great Key, February 1897. W. Doherty coll. Evidently 

 restiicted to the Key group. 



90. Monarcha nigrimentum Gray. 



Mmanht iu(jrimentmn G. R. Gray, P. Z. S. 1860. p. 352 (Amboioa.) 



2 i ad., 1 ? ad., 1 juv., Ondor, Goram-laut, Febrnary 1900. " Iris of the 

 darkest brown, feet dark bluish grey, bill dark grey." (H. Kiihn coll.; Nos. 2140 

 —2143.) 



$ ? ad. and juv., Kisoei, March 19iii). (H. Kiihn, Nos. 2075—2080.) 

 1 ? ii<l., Gorom, Manawoka, 11. xi. 1899. (No. 1020.) 



The se.Kcs and young are correctly described in the Cat. />'. iv. p. 418. The 

 vAvW. Jeiivde is like the adult male, only a little smaller. 



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