( 507 ) 

 / 157. Pitohui cristatus (Salvad.). 



€f. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 98. 



2 3 ; Snow Mountains, 2000 ft., 27. ix., 6. .x. 1910. (Nos. 4739, 4780, A. S. 

 Meek Coll.) 



No. 4780 agrees with our P. cristatus from various localities, while No. 4739 

 is much deeper rnfous below and a little more rnfescent above, than all other 

 •examples seen by us. 



(/ 158. Pitohui meeki spec, no v. 

 (Perhaps subspecies of P. nii/rescens.) 



? ad. Upperside rufous brown, head more brownish. Quills deep brown, 

 outer webs ferruginous brown, inner webs widely margined with bright ferruginous 

 towards the base. Tail chestnut brown, shafts brighter and more reddish. Whole 

 underside brownish rust-colour, under wing-coverts light ferruginous. 



Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. Wings 125-6, tail 103, culmen from base 

 of forehead 3(J'5, tarsus 31'5 mm. 



Type and only specimen received: ? ad. Mount Goliath, 7. ii. 1911. (No. 

 5321, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



This bird belongs to the group called " Melaiiorhectes" as is not only proved by 

 its general appearance and fluffy plumage, but also by the peculiar musky smell, 

 which is peculiar to Pitohui (Melanor/iectes) niqrescens nigrescens and schistaceus. 

 It differs from the adult females of these two forms by its much more rufous colour, 

 thus somewhat resembling the young birds ; but it is not so bright ferruginous, and 

 is evidently an old bird. More material must be compared before we can decide 

 whether it is a rejjresentative of P. nigrescens, or a separate species, and how the 

 male looks. 



"' 159. Pinarolestes megarhyncha megarhyncha (Quoy & Gaim.). 



■Cf. Noi\ Z"(iJ. 1903. p. 99 ; van Oort, Noai Guinea ix. Zool., livr. i. p. 94. 



5 J ? ad. ; Upper Setekwa River, July 1010. (Nos. 4257, 4328, 4329, 4370, 

 4371, A. 8. Meek Coll.) 



4 c?'? ad. ; Snow Mountains, 2000 and 25(tU ft., August 1910. (Nos. 4575, 

 4587, 4598, 4085, A. W. Meek Coll.) 



These specimens appear to be quite typical mcgarkgncha. 



^ 160. Cracticus cassicus (Bodd.). 



Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 92. 



(J ad., <i juu., ? ad.; Upper Setekwa Uivcr, July and September 1910^ 

 (Nos. 4201), 4207, 4520.) 



3 cJ ; Snow Mountains, 2900 ft., 9. x. 191ii. (Nos. 4799, 4800, 4801.) 



" I'U. Cracticus quoyi quoyi (Less.). 



<Jf. Nor. Zonl. 1903. p. 93. 



¥; Upper Setekwa River, 27. vii. 1910. (No. 4434.) 



