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.'>.">. Monarch a leucura. 



S . Shining deep black ; breast, abdomen and the four outer tail- 

 feathers pure white, with the base of the latter more or less black. 



J juv. Olivaceous plumbeous ; top of head greyish plumbeous ; 

 middle tail-feathers deep black, the three outer feathers mostly pure 

 white, with the base black ; the fourth outer feather black, with 

 white down the shaft and at the tip ; chin greyish plumbeous, with 

 a white streak down each feather. 



Length 6" 3'"; wings 3" 1'". 



Hab. Ke Island. S in British Museum. ( tf 2 in Mr. Wallace's 

 Collection.) 



Monarcha melanoptera. 



Closely allied to M. trivirgata, Temm. (Gould, B. of Austr. ii. 

 pi. 96), but the black on the forehead, over the eyes and eai*-coverts, 

 is posteriorly bordered with white ; the wing-coverts deep black. 



Length 6''; wings 3" 3'". 



Hab. Louisiade Archipelago. In British Museum. 



The Museum also possesses a specimen of M. leucotis, Gould 

 (B. of Austr. Suppl. pi. ), from the same place ; while that of Mr. 

 Gould's figure was from Cape York, Australia, and is now deposited 

 in the British Museum. 



56. MlCRCECA 1 FLAVOVIRESCENS. 



Yellowish green ; lore white ; wings and tail fuscous, margined 

 with yellowish green ; round the eyes and middle of throat, breast, 

 and abdomen yellow ; sides pale yellowish green ; under tail-coverts 

 vellowish white. Bill dusky ; lower mandible and feet yellow. 



Length 5" 4"'; wings 2" 11'". 



Hab. Aru Islands. S 2 m British Museum. 



Ampelid^e. 



57. Pachycephala griseiceps. 



Olive brown, tinged with grey on the top of head ; line from 

 nostrils extending over each eye ; throat and breast white, tinged 

 with brown ; abdomen and under tail-coverts whitish yellow ; wings 

 and tail fuscous, margined with olive. 



Length 6" ; wings 3" 3'". 



Hab. Aru Islands, d in British Museum. 



58. Pachycephala rufipennis. 



Olive brown ; line from nostril, extending partly over the eye and 

 throat, brownish white ; breast pale rusty brown mixed with white ; 

 abdomen white, tinged with yellow ; tertials margined with reddish 

 eastaneous. 



Length 6" 6'" ; wings 3" 3'". 



Hab. Re* Island. £ in British Museum. 



