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tailed Flycatcher (Rhipidura streptophora) and a broad- 

 billed species Myiagra mimikcB. Among the more notable 

 forms we may mention Monarcha aruensis, a brilliant 

 yellow and black species ; Todopsis honapartei, the male 

 being vivid ultramarine-blue, purple and black, while the 

 female differs in having the back and sides dark chestnut 

 and the breast mostly white ; lastly Peltops hlainvillci, a 

 black bird with the rump, vent and tail-coverts scarlet, a 

 large white patch on each side of the head and another 

 on the middle of the mantle; the sexes are alike in 

 plumage. 



The Fan-tailed Flycatchers were commonly seen on 

 the Mimika River in May and June when numbers were 

 busy hawking the canary-coloured May-flies which 

 swarmed at that time. 



The Black-and-white Flycatcher (M alums alhoscapii- 

 latus) frequented the tall grasses near the camp on the 

 Wataikwa River. It was a delightful Httle bird, very 

 tame and might constantly be seen crossing the open 

 spaces with an undulating flight. 



FAM I L Y HIR UNDINID.-E — S WALL WS . 



Two species of Swallows were met with Hintndo 

 javanica and H. guUuralis. 



FAMILY PITTID.'E — PITTAS OR ANT-THRUSHES. 



Of the Ant-Thrushes or Pittas two species were met 

 with, both brilUantly plumaged birds. Fitta mackloti 

 which was far the commoner of the two, has a dark 

 crown, reddish-chestnut nape, and greenish-blue upper- 

 parts ; the throat is black, the chest shining greyish-blue 

 and the breast and belly scarlet, divided from the chest 

 by a wide black band. 



The other species, Pitta novce-giiinece, which ^^•as much 



