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seen further east on the Wataikwa River. It is very 

 similar to the above, but has the crown and back rich- 

 chestnut, instead of slate. Both species are ground-birds 

 and usually found in pairs ; they are rather difficult to 

 procure as, when disturbed, they instantly conceal them- 

 selves among the trunks of the trees and vegetation. 

 The Scimitar Babblers were represented by the reddish- 

 brown Pomatorhinus isidori. 



FAMILY CAMPOPHAGID.-E — CUCKOO-SHRIKES. 



The Cuckoo-Shrikes are well represented in the collec- 

 tion, no fewer than eleven species having been obtained. 

 They belong to four genera and vary much in colour : 

 the large Graucalus cceruleogrisea has the entire plumage 

 bluish-grey, except the axillaries and under wing-coverts 

 which are pale cinnamon and the male has a black patch 

 in front of eye. Another genus Edoliisoma is represented 

 by E. melas of which the male is entirely black, and the 

 female chestnut and brown. A very attractive and 

 brilliantly coloured species is CampochcBva sloetii, forming 

 a marked contrast to other members of the group. The 

 greater part of its plumage is orange-yellow, the forehead 

 white, the middle of the crown yellow and the wings black 

 and white ; the male has the cheeks, throat and chest black 

 glossed with dull green, while in the female these parts 

 are dull grey. Several examples of this very rare Cuckoo- 

 Shrike were procured on the Mimika River. It is no 

 doubt most nearly allied to the Minivets (Pericrocotus) 

 which inhabit the Indo-Chinese countries and islands, 

 the predominant colour of most of the males being scarlet 

 and of the females yellow. 



FAMILY MUSCICAPIDJE — FLYCATCHERS. 



Flycatchers are very numerously represented and 

 among them two new forms were discovered, a Fan- 



