Compendium der neu beschriebenen Gattungen und Arten. 99 



Obs.: Species Qraucalo caeruleo-gnseo affinis, sed colore cor- 

 poris cinerascentiore et remigibus intus non albis distinguenda. 



113. Lalage moesta. 



P. L. Sclater, Proc. Z. S. London 1883 p. 55. 



Supra sericeo-nigra ; superciliis brevibus et uropygio albis; 

 alis ni^ris, tectricibus minoribus et majoribus et secundariis albo 

 late terminatis; corpore subtus, subalaribus et remigum pogoniis 

 internis ad basin omnino albis; cauda nigra, rectricibus duabus 

 externis albo terminatis; rostro et pedibus nigris. Long, tota 6,2; 

 alae 3,7; caudae 3,3. 



Hab. Inss. : Tenimberenses. 



Obs.: Affinis L. atro - virenfi et L, iricolori, sed superciliis 

 curtis albis dividenda. 



Farn. LANIIDAE. 



114. Cracticus rufescens. 



Ch. W. de Vis; Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales Vol. 7 p. 562. 



General tint rufous, brigbt on the side of the neck and on the 

 Shoulder, paling on the lower surface. Head brownish-black with 

 a scapulate rufous streak on each feather. Back lighter with 

 the streaks broadly linear and indented by the ground-colour. On 

 the rump and upper tail-coverts the rufous markings, interrupted 

 by the ground-colour on the latter, render their tint predominant, 

 and on the wing-coverts spread broadly on the tips of the feathers. 

 ehest with an obscure collar formed of dark intramarginal bands 

 on the feathers. Abdomen and flanks uniform. Thighs rufous- 

 grey with obscure dark cross bars. Wing above rufous-brown ; 

 secondaries broadly edged with rufous-grey, beneath brown with 

 the basal third of the inner webs of the primaries and margin of 

 the inner webs of the secondaries pale rufous. Tail rufous-brown 

 above, lighter beneath. Legs and feet dark brown. Beak mealy- 

 blue at the base, hornbrown toward the tip of the upper mandible. 

 Iris red. 



Length 12; tars. V\^\ wing 6^/4; bill 2 in. 



The female is considerably lighter in colour and has the 

 streaks on the upper surface pale and narrow, but the markings 

 on the breast conspicuous and extending to the vent, leaving only 

 the middle of the abdomen immaculate. 



Hab.: TuUy and Murray River (Queesland). 

 ■-—115. Hylophilus minor. 



Stolzmann, Proc. Z. S. London 1883 p. 542. 



E. supra laete flavido-olivaceus , uropygio flavidiore, pileo 

 obscuriore et cinerascente ; subtus et in genis albidus, abdomine 

 medio pure albo, lateribus pectoris, crisso subcaudalibusque flavis ; 

 remigibus intus nigricantibus, extus flavo-olivaceis, primariis ex- 

 ternis albo marginatis; cauda flavido-olivacea. 



Hab.: Chimbo, Western Ecuador. 



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