the Alexandra District, S. Australia. 409 
ARTAMUS GRACILIS. 
Artamus gracilis Ingram, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 115 
(July 10, 1906). 
Similar to A. personatus, but much more ashy in its 
general colour, the rump and upper tail-coverts being of a 
purer grey than the back and scapulars, which are almost 
uniform in colour with the head, and not dusky as in 
A. personatus. Total length 7-3 inches, culmen ‘8, wing 4°7, 
tail 3°3, tarsus ‘8. 
a, 6, Adult. Alexandra. 
No. 108. c,d. 3 2 adult. Alexandra, Jan. 16, 1906. 
Bill blue at the base, black at the tip; feet dark blue; iris 
brown. 
The nest is placed in the fork of a branch ; it is com- 
posed of grass and roots and is generally well concealed. 
An adult male marked ¢ more nearly approaches the 
typical Artamus personatus than the specimens sent with the 
first part of the collection, from which I described A. gracilis. 
However, in the main, it differs noticeably from any in the 
series at the British Museum, being lighter and of a more 
vinaceous-pink on the under parts, and I think that I am 
still justified in separating this form as a distinct species. 
ARTAMUS FLORENCIA. 
Artamus florencie Ingram, Bull. B. O. C. xvi. p. 115 
(July 10, 1906). 
Similar to A. melanops, but with the black under tail. 
coverts much more broadly tipped with white. General 
colour uniformly paler and more ashy than in A. melanops, 
in which species the back is browner. The under surface is 
also conspicuously paler, being of a clear pearl-grey instead 
of drab. Total length 7:3 inches, culmen °8, wing 4°8, tail 3, 
tarsus °85. 
a. 9 adult, Alexandra, April 1905. Bill black at the 
tip, pale blue at the base ; feet black ; iris blue. 
b. 9 adult. Alexandra, July 1905. Iris pale blue, 
shading into white. 
ce. Adult. Alexandra. 
