collected in Dutch New Guinea. 121 



a most delightful clear whistle, which is often repeated 

 several times. It was always observed on the topmost twigs 

 of the tallest trees quite out of shot, and I wasted numbers 

 of 12-bore cartridges in endeavouring to secure a series. 



" It appeared to have much the habits of a Flycatcher, 

 darting out to catch some passing insect and returning again 

 to the same twig." — C. H.B. G. 



Edoliisoma melas. 



Edoliisoma nigrum (Garn.) ; Sharpe, Cat. iv. p. 45 

 (1879). 



Edoliisoma melas (Less.); Salvad. 0. P. ii. p. 143 (1881) ; 

 van Oort, p. 89 (1909) ; Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 206 

 (1903), XX. p. 501 (1913). 



Edoliisoma melas meeJci Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 207 

 (1903). 



a-e. cJ ? et (^ imm. Wakatimi, Mimika River, 10th Jan. 

 1910-4th March, 1911. [Nos. 1000, 1544, G.C.S.; 9, 

 1077, 1082, C.B.B.G.] 



f\ g. ^ ei S iiiini. Upper Mimika River, 2ud April, 

 1910. [Nos. 1119, 1120, G. a S.] 



^i-q- S ? • Parimau, Mimika River, 1st Sept.-25th Dec. 

 1910. [Nos. 78, 661, 684, 759, 761, 793, 822, C.H.B. G.; 

 1487, 1511, G.C.S.] 



r. ? . White Water Camp, Kapare River, 400 ft., 20th 

 Oct. 1910. [No. 345, C. H. B. G.'] 



s,t.S^. Iwaka River, 26th & 30th Jan. 1911. [Nos. 

 921,960, C.H.B.G.] 



u-x. ? et (^ imm. Launch Camp, Setakwa River, 19th 

 Oct.-lst Nov. 1912. [C. B. K.'\ 



y-a' . ^ ? . Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 6th Nov.- 

 29th Dec. 1912. IC.B.K.'] 



All the specimens listed above seem to be true E. melas, 

 and agree with typical examples from Dorei. The females 

 of our series vary very considerably in the colour of both 

 the upper- and underparts, some being more rufous above 

 and less brown, others paler cinnamon below, and re- 

 sembling the form which has been named E. m. meeki Roths. 



