MR. E. B. SHARPE ON THE BIRDS OE NEW GUINEA. 435 



"With mucli searching I found a little tuft of white feathers 

 concealed on one shoulder in one specimen sent. Can it be that 

 the v.'hite shoulder-patch, which, it will be remembered, was at 

 first entirely overlooked by Dr. Meyer in his original description 

 and by me in the ' Catalogue of Birds,' is only a seasonal orna- 

 ment ? 



In the second example the white spot is a little plainer. 



CsACTlcirs MENTALis, Scilvad. ^ D'Alh. ; Salvad. t. c. ii. p. 189. 

 No. 134. In Mr. Groldie's collection. 



GrRALLiNA BRUijisri, Salvad. ; id. t. c. ii. p. 191. No. 166. 

 Morocco district. "Tada." 



These birds are found flying about creeks and hopping amongst 

 stones. They seem to feed on insects obtained there. [_A. G.'\ 



Count Salvadori seems to be acquainted with the hen bird only. 

 The males senC by Mr. Groldie differ in having the entire breast 

 black, leaving only the abdomen and under tail-coverts pale creamy 

 buff. The lores and sides of face are entirely black, leaving only 

 a streak behind the eye and a patch on the sides of the neck 

 white. This difference in the colour of the sexes is apparently 

 usual in the genus Grallina. 



Bhectes ceistattjs, Salvad. ; id. t. c. ii. p. 202. No. 194. 

 Choqeri district. " Chobea." \_A. G.'] 



Ehectes dicheous, Bp.; Salvad. t. c. ii. p. 195. No. 85. 

 Morocco district. " Queoco." This bird during the process of 

 skinning causes a violent sneezing fit. It is the only bird we 

 have yet found that the natives will not eat. [A. G.'\ Mainland 

 of China Straits (Sunstein) . 



PsEUDOEECTES EEEEUGINEUS (S. Mull. ) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. 

 p. 287. — Ehectes ferrugineus, Salvad. t. c. ii. p. 203. No. 128. 

 Morocco district. "Towolo." \_A. G .'] Mainland in China 

 Straits {Hunstein) . 



PiNAEOLESTES ETJriGASTEE (Gould) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. iii. p. 296. 

 No. 91. Choqeri district. " Ebbote." Legs slate-colour. \_A. G.^ 



Pachtcephalopsis poliosoma, Sharpe, antea, p. 318. No. 173. 

 Taburi district. " Uradaroro." \_A. G.'] 



Above uniform dull ashy grey, the head slightly duller ; wing- 

 coverts like the back ; quills and tail-feathers rather browner ; 

 lores and eyebrows as well as the ear-coverts ashy, the feathers 

 before the eye and a streak below the latter black ; under surface 



