114 Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on Birds 



Sericornis ? fulvipectoris Ramsay, P. L. S. N. S. W. iv. 

 p. 468 (1880) [Goldie River]. 



Crateroscelis rufohrunnea Roths. & Hartert, Bull. B. 0. 0. 

 xi. p. 25 (1900) [Mt Maori, Humboldt Bay] . 



«,&.(??. Upper Mimika River, 18th Feb. & 31st March, 

 1910. [Nos. 1073, 1117, G. C. S.'\ 



c-g- S ? • Parimau, Mimika River, 4th Sept.-19th Dec. 

 1910. [Nos. 117, 118, 204, 205, 775, C. H. B. G.] 



h, i. S et ($ imm. White Water Camp, Kapare River, 

 12th & 18th Oct. 1910. [Nos. 306, 307, C. H. B. G.] 



k-q- (? ? et (5" imm. Wataikwa River, 18th Sept.-3rd 

 Oct. 1910. [Nos. 1177, 1194, 1195, 1206, 1235, 1236, 1297, 

 G. C. S.-] 



r. S • Iwaka River, 23rd Jan. 1911. [No. 903, C. 11. 

 B. G.'\ 



s-v. (^ ? . Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 11th Nov.-13th 

 Dec. 1912. [C.B.K.] 



w, X. $ . Camp 3, Utakwa River, 2500 ft., 20th Nov. 

 1912 & 13th Jan. 1913. [C. B. X.] 



y. $ . Camp 6 A, Utakwa River, 2900 £t., 9th Jan. 1913. 

 lC.B.K.-\ 



Adult. Iris hazel, reddish-brown, or dark brown ; upper 

 mandible blackish, lower whitish-horn-colour ; feet flesh- 

 colour tinged with blue. 



Immature. Iris brown ; upper and under mandibles sooty- 

 brown ; gape yellow ; feet bluish-flesh-colour. 



After examining a series of examples of C. murinus from 

 all parts of New Gruinea I cannot see any reason for distin- 

 guishing more than one form. Messrs. Rothschild and 

 Hartert now recognise the fact that their C. rufohrunnea, 

 with both mandibles black, is merely a young bird, similar 

 to Nos. 306 & 1206 in the above series. 



" This Bush-Babbler was a common bird around Parimau, 

 and extended upwards into the mountain-range; but it was 

 not observed near the coast. As a rule it haunts the under- 

 growth and low trees, where it creeps about searching for 

 food, only taking short flights from plant to plant. It was 

 seen both singly and in pairs, and was exceedingly confiding. 

 The call is a rather weak sound." — C. H.B. G. 



