collected in Dutch New Guinea, 107 



" The White-rumped Wood-Swallow was seen commonly 

 along the coast, either perched on the top of some dead tree 

 or skimming swiftly over the sands, seldom far above the 

 surface of the ground. It has a pretty chattering note, and 

 on occasions three or four were seen together." — C. H. B. G. 



Artamus maxiraus. 



Artamus maximus Meyer ; Sharpe, Cat. xiii. p. 8 (1890) ; 

 Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 112 (1903), xx. p. 506 (1913). 



a-c. S ei S imm. Camp 6 c, Utakwa River, 5500 ft., 

 15th & 18th Feb. 1913. [ C. B. K.'] 



The young male has some of the feathers of the throat 

 and wing-coverts mottled with whitish at the extremity ; the 

 greater wing-coverts, quills, and tail-feathers edged at the 

 tip with pure white. The wings in two adult males measure 

 164, 165 mm. 



Family SYLVIID^. 



Malurus alboscapulatus. 



Malurus alboscapulatus Meyer; Sharpe, Cat. iv. p. 297 

 (1879) ; Salvad. 0. P. ii. p. 119 (1881) ; van Oort, p. 91 

 (1909); Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 478 (1903), xx. 

 p. 502 (1913). 



Malurus lorentzi van Oort, p. 91 (1909) ; Roths. & Hartert, 

 N. Z. XX. p. 502 (1913). 



a-h. c? ? et (J ? imm. Mouth of the Mimika, 28th Nov. 

 1910-24th March, 1911. [Nos. 3, 24, 36, 45, 1265, 1267, 

 1271, 1275, C.H.B.G.'] 



i. S- Mimika River, 23rd May, 1910. [No. 1163, 

 G. C. ^.] 



k. S- Kamura River, 18th May, 1910. [No. 1155, 

 G. C. S.] 



l-h'. (5" ? et ? imm. Wataikwa River, 20th Sept.-21st 

 Nov. 1910 & 10th Feb. 1911. [Nos. 1196-8, 1207-9, 1216-8, 

 1371, 1372, 1385, 1386, 1401, 1536, G. C. S.; 1275 a, 

 1275b, C.H.B.G.] 



c', d' . $ , ? imm. Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 15th 

 Nov. & 31st Dec. 1912. [C.B. K.] 



