28 MESSRS. HARTLAUB AND FINSCH [Jan. 3, 



This species had already been sent from Savai in 1868 by Dr. 

 Graffe ; amongst the examples were also specimens in summer dress. 



Species from Rarotonga. 

 1. Monarches dimidiatus, sp. nov. 



S . Supra sordide cinerascens, nonnihil fusco-variegatus ; remi- 

 gibus fuscis, rectricibus nigricanti-fuscis ; subtus albus, loris 

 interrupte fusco-nigricantibus ; subalaribus et subcaudalibus 

 albo fuscoque variis ; pedibus plumb eis ; rostro plumbeo-cceru- 

 lescente, apice et tomiis pallidis. 

 5 . Supra dilute fuho-rufescens, subtus fulvo-albicans ; uropygio 

 nigricante vario, plumis omnibus basi nig ricantibus ; rectricibus 

 pallide rufescentibus, parte apicali latius nigricante, rufes- 

 cente limbata ; tectricibus alarum late rufo-marginatis, remigi- 

 bus nigricantibus, rufescente stride limbatis ; subalaribus di- 

 lute rufis, subcaudalibus pallide fulvis ; colli lateribus et pec- 

 tore Icetius vulpinis ; rostro et pedibus sic ut in mari tinctis. 

 Long, circa 5" 7'", rostr. 5|'", al. 3" 2'", caud. 2" 5'", tars. 8|'". 

 Male. All the upper parts, cheeks and sides of the neck in- 

 cluded, dark grey ; rump and upper tail-coverts darker, blackish 

 grey ; an indistinct pale greyish line on the lores, continued more 

 indistinctly behind the eye ; all the underparts white, washed along 

 the sides with grey ; thighs and under tail-coverts blackish, tipped 

 with white ; under wing-coverts dark grey, margined with white ; 

 remiges dark brown, at the basal portion of the inner web margined 

 with white ; quill-coverts also dark brown ; tail-feathers uniform 

 blackish, darker at the quills ; shafts of the mantle-feathers whitish ; 

 shafts of the remiges and rectrices black, pale from beneath. 



Bill dark plumbeous-blue, at the tips and along the edges of the 

 mandibles margined with bluish white ; feet dark plumbeous. 

 " Irides dark brown ; bill, legs, and feet lead-colour." (Garrett.) 

 Another male has the upper parts darker, more slate-coloured, 

 especially on the rump and upper tail-coverts, whereas a third male 

 specimen shows the upper parts lighter, more decidedly grey than in 

 the first described specimen ; in this the underparts are also of a 

 purer white, including the under tail- coverts, which are only at the 

 base dark grey. 



Female. All the upper parts, sides of the neck, and head vivid 

 rufescent fulvous, the feathers on the mantle and rump dark brown 

 at the base ; the rump, therefore, is variegated more or less with dark 

 brown ; all the underparts fulvous, but considerably lighter than the 

 back, and at the middle of the vent nearly white ; remiges dark 

 brown, margined on the inner web with white ; the primaries on the 

 outer web with a broad pale fulvous margin, broader and paler 

 towards the base, the secondaries with a narrow rufous margin along 

 the outer web ; coverts of the primaries and secondaries dark brown, 

 margined and tipped with rufous ; smaller wing-coverts fulvous like 

 the back ; tail-feathers fulvous, much paler on the inner web, on 

 the apical third dark brown, this colour much paler on the external 



