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beak so mucli larger that he would rather unite them to M. chalyheocephalus 

 lucidus, but as our specimens of true lucidtis from the Louisiades have on an 

 average still larger bills, we liave agreed to leave the actual status of these birds 

 undecided. 



12. Monarcha chalybeocephalus lucida (G. R. Gray). 



Myiagra luciihi Gray, F. Z. N. 1^08. pp. 17(1, rj2 (Louisiade Is.). 



6 cJ J, 3 ? ?, St. Aignan, 4, 21, 23, 31, 24. viii., 3. ix. 1897. A. S. Meek coll., 

 Nos. 750, 751, 752, 870, 875, 935—937, 950. 



3 (^cJ, 3 ? ?, Sude,st Island, 23. iii., 1, fi, 9, 14, 17. iv. 1898. A. S. Meek coll., 

 Nos. 1592, 1638, 1082, 1698, 1728, 1751. 



This subspecies is only known from the Louisiades. It differs only liy its 

 larger bill. 



13. Monarcha chalybeocephalus rufolateralis (Graj). 



PifiinrhilM-hux nfuhilenilis (iray, P. Z. .S. ISfiS. pp. 177. 19-2 (Aru Is.). 



3 c?t?, 2 9?, Wokan, Aru Is., 17. viii., 25. i.\. 1900. H. Kiihn coll., 

 Nos. 2003, 2270, 2272, 2274, 2275. " Iris lilackisli brown, feet greyish black, bill 

 dark bluish grey with black tip, gape ' mennigroth.' " 



1 S ad., Sg. Barkai, 20. ii. 1900. H. Khha coll, No. 2271. 



1 $ juv., Wanambai, Kobroor, 31. viii. 1900. H. Kiihn coll.. No. 2273. 



14. Monarcha verticalis Scl. 



Mmun-hi rerVicalh Scl., P. Z. S. 1877. p. fl'.l. I'l. XIX. (" Duke of York Is."). 

 2, New Ireland. (Missionary coll.) 



15. Monarcha menadensis (Quoy & Gaim.). 



^fuscicaJla iHenadeiisis Quoy et Gaimard, Voi/, Astml. \>. 176. PI. III. fig. 3 (1833). 

 J/unarcha diclirotts auctorum. 



1, New Guinea ('r) Beccari coll. (Sjiecimen c of Salvadori's list, (>r//. Pap. 

 ii. p. 29.) 



1, " Mt. Maori, near Humboldt Bay, January 1899. J. M. Dumas coll. 

 1 ?, Simbang, German New Guinea, 31. viii. 1899. E. Nymau coll. 



1 ?, Collingwood Bay, 17. vi. 1899. A. S. Meek coll.. No. 2623. " Iris dark 

 browu, bill and feet slate-blue." 



1, Mt. Cameron, 8. ix. 1890. A. S. Anthony coll. 



2 i(S, 1 ?,Kaiiaur, December 1896, January, February 1897. W. Doherty 

 coll. 



16. Monarcha axillaris Salvad. 



Monarclia a.nlUirix Salvador!, Ami. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 921 (Arfak). 



3 S ad., Avera, Aroa lliver, 2, 5, 10. ii. 1903. A. S. Meek coll., Nos. A 181, 

 206, 239. " Iris dark brown, bill chalky blue, feet dark slaty blue." 



1 ¥ (or immature), Moroka district, British New Guinea, 3000—6000 ft. 



17. Monarcha chrysomela chrysomela (Less.) 



Miieiiciijiu I hri/siiiiielii Lesson, Vni/. Cuqu., Zuiil. i. p. 344 (New Ireland). 



2 jj ad.. New Ireland. (Missionary coll.) 



