from British New Guinea. 35 



brown. Wattle pink. Total length 280 mm.; wing 160, 

 culmen 33, tail 145, tarsus 35, wattle 8. 



Hab. Mount Knutsford. 



It is chiefly on the probable assumption that the young 

 female of M. leucostephes , Mey., does not greatly differ 

 from the young male that I venture to describe the present 

 species. 



48. Ptilotis subfrenata, Salvad. 

 Musgrave Hange. 



49. Ptilotis erythropleura, Salvad. 

 Musgrave Kange. 



50. TrOPIDORHYNCHUS NOViE-OUINE.E, Miill. 



Normauby Island. 



51. ZOSTEROPS PALLIDIPES, U. Sp. {Op. clt. p. 112.) 



Male. Generally similar to Z. brimneicauda, Salvad., and 

 perhaps only a local form. The lower surface is less yellow, 

 that colour being largely diluted with greenish yellow. The 

 legs and feet are pale flesh-pink. The whole mandible and 

 the edge of the maxilla towards the tip yellowish white. 



Hab. Rossel Island. 



52. Pitta rubrinucha. Wall. 

 Exton Junction, 1200 feet. 



53. Eupetes leucostictus, Sclat. 



54. Eupetes castanonotus, Salvad. 

 Mount Knutsford, at 2000 feet. 



55. Merula papuensis, n. sp."^ [Op. cit. p. 112.) 

 Upper surface bright dark brown, paler and duller on the 



head; chin and throat pale greyish brown, forming a gorget 

 clearly distinguishable in a side-light from the dark brown of 

 the breast and abdomen — these are paler and duller than the 

 upper surface. Prseanal feathers white-tipped, under tail- 

 coverts with pale shafts, and obscurely tipped with pale 



* [A Geocichla jmpuensis from S.E. New Guinea has ah-eady been 

 described by Mr. Seebohm (Cat. B. v. p. 158), but this species appears to 

 be quite different.— Ed.] 



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