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



parent birds were both present and remained close to me, 

 uttering a sharp ' cheeping ' note. Eventually one of the 

 birds, the male (No. 236), returned to the nest." — 

 C.H.B.G. 



Monarcha rubiensis. 



Piezorhynchus rubiensis (Meyer) ; Sharpe, Cat. iv. p. 417 

 (1879). 



Monarcha rubiensis Roths. & Hartert, N. Z. x. p. 460 (1903), 

 XX. p. 493 (1913). 



a. S ' Upper Mimika River, 2nd Feb. 1910. [No. 1015, 

 G. C. S.] 



b-k. S ? • Parimau, Mimika River, 27th Aug.-30th 

 Nov. 1910. [Nos. 1496, G. C. S. ; 20, 25, 98, 100, 269, 618, 

 619, Q20, C.H.B.G.] 



l-s. ^ ? . Wataikwa River, 27th Sept.-24th Oct. 1910 

 & 11th Feb. 1911. [Nos. 1262, 1319, 1388, 1422, 1423, 

 1424, 1425, G. C.S.; & 620 a, C.B.B. G.] 



t-x. S ? • Canoe Camp, Setakwa River, 30th Oct.-8th 

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



Iris dark brown ; bill slate, with the terminal half of the 

 upper mandible black ; feet slate-blue. 

 ' Total length in the flesh 203 mm. ( = 8 inches). 



In the most adult males the forehead is rufous-chestnut, 

 in marked contrast to the crown which is greyish-brown, 

 and to the back which is more rufous-brown. In younger 

 males the crown lacks the greyish tinge and is of a reddish- 

 brown, nearly the same colour as the back. 



In two apparently aged females (Nos. 100 & 618) there is 

 an indistinct dusky patch on the chin and upper part of the 

 throat, indicating a partial assumption of male plumage. 



In young males and females the bill is differently coloured, 

 the upper mandible being black and the lower bluish at the 

 tip, and yellowish buff at the base. This difference is easily 

 perceptible in the dried skins. 



The type-locality of this species is Rubi, Geelvink Bay. 

 The Museum contained only one female example from 

 Northern New Guinea, procured by J. M. Dumas, probably 



