collected in Dutch New Guinea. 93 



" This Thick-head was by no means common. It had much 

 the same habits and appearance as the Spotted Flycatcher." 

 —C.H.B. G. 



Pachycephala hattamensis. 



Faeliycp'phala hattamensis Meyer ; Gadow, Cat. viii. p. 225 

 (1883) ; Roths, k Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 107 (1903). 



a. <S • Camp 6 a, Utakwa River, 2900 £t., 6th Jan. 1913. 

 [C.B.K.'] 



b. ? . Camp 6 b, Utakwa River, 4200 ft., 30th Jan. 

 1913. [C. B. K.] 



c,d. ? . Oamp 6 C, Utakwa River, 5500 ft., 18th & 25th 

 Feb. 1913. [C.B.K.'] 



Specimens from the Utakwa Valley seem to be rather 

 smaller and rather brighter yellow on the belly than typical 

 P. hattamensis from Arfak. The wing-measurements are 

 as follows : — 



Arfak. 



c? 102 mm. 



c^ 102 „ 



2 94 „ 



Utakwa River. 



J 91 mm. 



$ 92 „ 



2 88 „ 



$ 84 „ 



Pachycephala gamblei. 



Pachycephala gamhlei Roths. Bull. B. 0. C. vii. p. xxii 

 (1897). 



Pachycephala mjinucha gamblei Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. 

 p. 104 (1903),. xiv. p. 471 (1907), xx. p. 508 (1913). 



a,h. ? . Camp 9, Utakwa River, 5500 ft., 29th & 30th 

 Jan. 1913. [C. B. K.'] 



A quite young example of this species was procured by 

 Mr. W. Good fellow at Bagutana Camp, Owen Stanley 

 Range, 8000 ft. It is in nestling-plumage and has the 

 crown brown, the back inclining to deep chestnut, all the 

 feathers being tipped with that colour ; the chin, throat, and 

 underparts chestnut ; the quills brownish-black edged with 

 olive-green ; the wing-coverts edged with chestnut. This 

 remarkable chestnut plumage in the young bird is also found 

 in P. s. ohscvrior, and is perhajis a characferistic of the 

 gen\is. 



This is au aberrant species with short soft wings mikI tail, 



