1873.] 



MR. P. L. SCLATER ON BIRDS FROM NEW GUINEA. 



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oleagineo perfuso : cauda nigra, rectricibus lateralibus albo late 

 terminatis, mediis autem omnino oleagineis dorso concoloribus : 

 rostro nigro. ; pedibus obscure plumbeis : iride nigra : long, tola 

 7 poll. Angl., aim 3, caudce 3'4, rostri a rictu 1, tarsi 1*2. 

 Hab. Atam, apud montes Papuanos Arfak dictos (d 'Albertis) . 

 Obs. I have placed this well-marked species in Eupetes on account 

 of its slender bill and long cuneate tail ; but it is certainly not a 

 very typical form of that genus, having the front slightly bristled. 

 The wings are short and rounded, the sixth, seventh, and eighth 

 primaries being the longest. The tail of the single skin examined is 

 imperfect ; but the external rectrix is apparently about an inch 

 shorter than the median pair. The acrotarsia are smooth, and the 

 scutal divisions almost entirely obsolete. 



The specimen was obtained by Signor d' Albertis at Atam in 

 October 18/2. 



2. MONARCHA FRATER, Sp. U. 



Cinerea; rostri ambitu nigerrimo : regione auriculari alba: alis 

 caudaque nigris : ventre, crisso et subalaribus castaneis : rostro 

 cineraceo, pedibus nigris : iride castanea : long, tola 6, alee 33, 

 caudce 2*8. 



Hab. Atam, apud montes Papuanos Arfak. 



Obs. Species assimilis M. carinatce ex Australia et ejusdem formae, 

 sed facie angustiore nigra et ventre saturatiore castaneo diversa. 



3. Leucophantes brachyurus, sp. et gen. nov. 



Leucophantes gen. nov. ex fam. Muscicapidarum, rostro ad basin 

 dilatato, apice uncinato, rictu setis paucis armato : alis longius- 



Fig. 1. 



Head, wing, and foot of Leucophantes brachyurus. 



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