NO. 1197. BIRDS FROM MADAGASCAR— OBEBROLSEE. 247 



Family OAMPEPHAGID^. 



GRAUCALUS CINEREUS (Miiller). 



Muscicapa cinerea Muller, Syst. Nat., Anhang, 1776, p. 171. 

 Graucalus cinereus Sharps, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., IV, 1879, p. 28. 



Two specimens from the forest of East Imerina. These appear to be 

 immature birds just completing the plumage of the adult. The chin is 

 strongly washed with brownish, the remaining lower parts slightly so; 

 the innermost secondaries are conspicuously tipped with white; the 

 primaries and secondaries are distally margined on exterior webs with 

 bufty. One of these birds differs from the other in having an almost 

 black nuchal collar, and, though in other respects resembling the 

 female, is apparently a male. This individual has the greater wing- 

 coverts tipped and exteriorly edged with buffy white. " Iris dark 

 brown." 



Family DICEUEID^. 



EDOLIUS FORFICATUS (Linn^us). 



Latiius forficatus LiNNiEUS, Svst. Nat., 12th ed., 1, 1766, p. 134. 

 Edolius forficaius Cuvier, Efegne Animal, 1, 1817, p. 350. 



One example, an adult male, from the forest of East Imerina. "Iris 

 red." 



Family LANIID^. 



CALICALICUS MADAGASCARIENSIS (Linnaeus). 



Lanius madagascariensis LiNN^us, Syst. Nat., 12tli ed., I, 1766, p. 137. 

 Calicalicus madagascariensis Bonaparte, Compt. Rend., XXXVIII, 1854, p. 535. 



One adult female from the forest of East Imerina. 

 VANGA CURVIROSTRIS (Gmelin). 



Lanius curvirostris LiNN^us, Syst. Nat., 12th ed., I, 1766, p. 135. 

 Vanga curvirostris Cuvier, Regue Anim., 1, 1817, p. 339. 



Three specimens, from the forest of East Imerina. Thej^ are appar- 

 ently immature, having the forehead, nuchal collar, and lower surface 

 pale gray instead of white. One of them has all the light portions of 

 the i)luma:ge strongly tinged with brownish, evidently an adventitious 

 stain. " Iris brown; beak black; feet pearly gray." 



Family STURNID^. 



HARTLAUBIUS AURATUS (Miiller). 



Turdus auraius Muller, Syst. Nat., Anhang, 1776, p. 140. 



Hartlaubius auratus Richmond, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., XIX, 1897, p. 693. 



One individual, a female, from the forest of East Imerina, is appre- 

 ciably smaller than males in the National Museum. " Iris dark brown." 



