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 I'.i. Monarcha chalybeocephalus chalybeocephalus (Gam.). 



Muscicupu chuli/beocfjihalus Garn., I'<^. Coqu., Zonl., Alius PI. XV. fig. 1 (?) (1826 : New 

 Ireland !). 



5 6 ad., 2 ? juv., New Ireland. Missionary coll. 

 1 c? ad., 1 ? juv.. New Britain 1886. Kubary coll. 

 1 d ad.. Mountains of British New Guinea. A. S. Anthony coll. 

 1 9, Brown River 1898. E. Weiske coll. 

 1 J juv., Port Moresby (fide Gerrard). 



1 S ad., Milne Bay, 19. iv. 1899. A. S. Meek coll., No. 2483. " Iris dark 

 brown, feet black, bill slate-blue." 



1 (^ ad., Sariba I., 17. vii. 1900. A. S. Meek coll., No. 2701. 



2 S ad., 1 (S juv., Simbang, German New Guinea, 19, 23. viii. 1899. 

 E. Nymau coll. 



1 (? ad., 1 S juv., Stephausort, December 1899. E. Nyman coll. 



1 rf, 1 ? ad., Takar, October— November 1896. W. Doherty coll. 



1 cJ, 1 ?, liamoi, 4, 5. ii. 1875. Beccari coll. (Specimens r and i' of 

 Salvadori's list, Orn. Pajj. ii. p. 33.) 



1 S ad., Andai, 2. vi. 187.5. Beccari coll. (Specimen k of the above list.) 



4 S ad., Dorey, June 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 S,\ ¥, Dorey, 16. iv. 1875, August 1874. Bruijn coll. (Specimens a', h 

 of Salvadori's list.) 



1 J, I ? ad., Kapaur, November 1896, January 1897. W. Doherty coll. 

 " Iris deep brown, bill pale bine, tip and commissure narrowly black, feet dull 

 blue." 



1 c? ad., Marai, Jobi, April 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 cJ, Asua, Jobi, April 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 c?, 1 ?, Ausiis, Jobi, April and May 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



4 cJc?, 2 ? ad., Ron I., June— July 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 ? , " KorJo " 1879. Bruijn coll. 



1 (J, Yamua I., 1879. Bruijn coll. 



8 i ad., 6 ? ad., 1 ^ juv., Mafor, October 1896, May— Juue 1897. 

 W. Doherty coll. 



3 cJc?, 2 ? ?, Mysol, 10, 11, 12, 1.5, 18. i. 1900. H. Kiihn coll., Nos. 1813, 

 1815, 1816, 1817, 1818. " Iris dark coffee-brown, feet dark ash-grey, bill ash-grey 

 with black tip." 



1 S, Mysol, November 1883. H. Guille'mard coll. (" Length, 180 mm.") 



1 J, 1 ?, Waigiu, 30. xi., 15. xii. 1902. J. Waterstradt coll. 



11. Monarcha chalybeocephalus subsj). 



2 (Jc?, 1 ?, Fergusson Island, Septemlier, October 1«94. A. S. Meek coll. 



1 J, 1 ? ad., Goodeuough Island, 19. xii. 1896. A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 

 87, 68). 



2 S ad., 1 ?,Trobriand Is, (one with large black chin-spot), 18. iii., 15. v. 1895. 

 A. S. Meek coll. 



1 $ ad., Woodlark Island, 3. viii. lS95. A. S. Meek coll. 



3 cf cJ, 3 ? ?, Woodlark Island, 19, 24. iii., 10, 26, 28, 29. iv. 1897. A. S. 

 Meek coll., Nos. 136, 155, 221, 229, 233, 236. 



These specimens were recorded by Hartert as M. chali/beoceplmla, with 

 tiie remark that some had a larger bill. Kulhscliild considers the size of the 



