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2. Corvus sp. (^). 



Hab. in Papuasia — Nova Gruinea meridionali; Ins. Yule {D'Albertis , 

 James), prope Portum Moresby {Goldie , Broadbent) , props sinum Hood 

 (Lawes) Specim. 4. 



3. Corvus violaceus, Forsten. — Bp. , Consp. I, p. 384 (1850). 



Hab. in Moluccis — Ceram (Forsten, Wallace, Hoedt) . Specim. 0. 



4. Corvus validissimus, Schleg. , Notice sur le genre Corvus, 

 p. 12, pi. 16, f. 21 (Bijdr. tot de Dierk. 1859). 



Hab. in Moluccis — Halmahera (Forsten, Wallace, Bernstein, Bruijn, 

 Beccarl); Batcian {Wallace, Bernstein); Kajoa (Bernstein). Specim. 4. 



5. Macrocorax fuscicapillus (G. R. Gr.), P. Z. S. 1859, p. 157. 



Hab. in Papuasia — Ins. Aru (Wallace, Hoedt, von Rosenberg, Bec- 

 cari) ; Waigiou (Bernstein) ; Ghemien (Bernstein) . . Specim. 8. 



6. Gymnocorax senex (Less.), Voy. Coq. Atlas, pi. 24 (1826). 



Hab. in Papuasia — Nova Guinea, Dorei (Lesson et Garnot, Wallace, 

 Meyer , Beccari, Bruijn) , Mansinam (Beccari) , Rubi (Meyer) , Has (Bee- 

 car i) , ad Flumen Fly (D'Albertis), jiro-pe Fortnm Moresby (Goldie, Broad- 

 bent); Sorong (Bernstein); Salavatti (Bernstein) ;Ba,tantSi (Beccari, Bruijn), 

 Jobi (Meyer, Beccari, Bruijn) ...... Specim. 11. 



7. Lycocorax pyrrhopierus (Forsten). — (Bp.), Consp. I, p. 

 384 (1850). 



Hab. in Moluccis — Halmahera (Forsten, Wallace, Bernstein, Bruijn, 

 Beccari) Specim. 28. 



(') Corvus orru, Salvad. et D'Alb. (nee S. Muller), Ann. Mus. Civ, Gen. vn, p. 

 828 (1875). — Salvad., op. cit. IX, p. 40 (1876). — Sharpe, Journ. Pr. Linn. Soc. XIII, 

 p. 561 (1877). — Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc N. S. W. I, p. 392 (187C); III, p. 278 (1879). 

 — Sharpe, Journ. Pr. Linn. Soc XIV, p. 687 (1879). 



Corone orru, Sharpe (nee S. Miill.), Journ. Pr. Linu. Soc XIII, p. 318 (1877). 



Superne nigro-chalybeus vix purpiu-ascens , subtus minime purpurascens; basi 

 plumarum alba; tectricibus remigum primariarum et remigibus primariis nigris, 

 nitore virescente; cauda nigro-chalybea, rectricibus extimis, virescente nitentibus; 

 rostro pedibusque nigris ; iride caerulea , externe alba. 



Long. tot. 0"^, 510; al. 0™, 340; caud. 0™, 190; rostri 0'", 062 - 0",0d3; tarsi 0™, 063 - 0", 059. 



Obs- Corvus C. orru (S. Miill.) similis, sed major, nigricantior, superne magis cha- 

 lybeus, tectricibus remigum primariarum, remigibusque primariis viridi nitenti- 

 bus; Cauda chalybea, rectricibus extimis viridi nitentibus 



