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84. Edoliisoma incertum (Meyer). 

 Edoliisoma incertum, Salvad. op. eit. vol. ii. p. 152. 

 a. 5 . Jobi (Bfuijn) . 



"With no black on the chin, and with the median rectrices with a 

 very small spot of that colour. 



85. Lalage atrovirens (G. R. Gr.). 

 Lalage atrovirens, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 159. 

 a. $ (?). Arfak (JBruijn). 



This is probably a young male, not a female, the upper surface 

 being shining greenish-blue. The species has hitherto only been 

 recorded from Mysol, Salwatti, and the adjacent coast. 



86. Artamus lexjcogaster (Valenc). 

 Artamus leucogaster, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 167. 

 a. (S . Waigiou, Nov. 11. 



Iris dark brown ; bill greyish blue ; feet slate-colour. But rarely 

 seen in the Papuan islands during the cruise of the ' Marchesa.' 



87. Artamus maximus, Meyer. 



Artamus maximus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 172. 

 a-d. Arfak. 



e. d . Arfak (Bruijn), January. 



a-d without label, obtained by the hunters in the neighbourhood 

 of Hattam. 



88. Chibia carbonaria (S. Miill.). 



Dicriiropsis carbonaria, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 177. 

 a,b. S • Dorei. 



c. S • Chabrol Bay, Waigiou. 



d, e. Momos, Waigiou. 

 /. Ef be, Mysol. 



g. 5 . Batanta. 



Iris crimson; bill and feet black. Length 31"0-32'7 centims. ; 

 wing 15"2-16"5 centims. The Batanta example is much smaller 

 than the others, and is of a deeper blue-black on the breast and back. 

 The spots are brighter, and there is a tendency to the development 

 of a side neck-hackle. 



89. Cracticus cassicus (Bodd.). 



Cracticus cassicus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 184. 



a. S • Dorei. 



b. Arfak. 



c. (J . Waigiou. 



d. Samatee, Salwatti. 



e. 5 . E. Batanta. 

 /. $ . Dobbo, Aru. 



Iris dark brown, except in the Batanta bird, in which it was 

 orange ; bill slate-blue, dark at the tip ; tarsus black. Length 33'4- 



