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Long. tot. 165; ala 76; cauda85; rictus22Mn). Hab.: Malindi 



(Ostafrica). 



Criniger Fischeri, 



Reichenow, Ornith. Centralbl. 1879 p. 139. 



Notaeo olivaceo-viridi ; gula et ventre niedio Havescente albis; 

 pectore et hypochondriis olivascentibuS; subcaudalibus isabellinis ; 

 rectricibus rufis. Iride albida; rostro fusco; pedibus plumbeis. 



Long. tot. 190; ala 79; cauda 90; rictus 24 Mm. 



Muniuni (Ostafrica). 



CAMPEPHAGIDAE. 



G raucalus melanocephalus. 



Salvadori, Ann. del Mus. Civ. di St. Nat. di Genova 1879. 

 XIV. p. 206. 



Saturate cinereus, capite et collo toto nitide nigris; remigibus 

 nigris, exteriiis cinereo-marginatis, intus canescentibus ; cauda nigra, 

 rectricibus duabus mediis et apicibus duarum extimarum cinereis; 

 rostro et pedibus nigris. Long. tot. 0,260, al. 0,150, caud. 0,110, 

 rostr. 0,021, tars. 0,025 Mtr. 



Hab.i Monte Singalau, Sumatra. 



Volvocivora mindanensis, 



Tweeddale, P. Z. S. 1878. p. 947. 



Adult S : Chin, cheeks, sides of head, space before the eyes, 

 abroad supercilium, ear coverts, forehead, throat, and upper breast 

 jet-black. Reraainder of breast, crown, and whole under surface of 

 body dark leaden-grey, paler near the vent and on the under tail- 

 coverts. Wing-coverts, nape, and axillaries a slightly ligbter shade 

 of leaden-grey, palest on the uropygium and upper tail-coverts, 

 which are slightly mixed with white. Quills above black, with faint 

 grey margins. Sixth and remaining primaries tipped with greyish 

 white. Secondaries and tertiaries leaden-grey on their outer wcbs. 

 Part of inner webs of quills, seen frora underneath, pale grey. This 

 colour commences at the base of the first primary, occupying but 

 a sraall part of it, but is more extended on each succeeding quill, 

 and reaches to the extremities of the inner quills. Rectrices jet- 

 black; outer pair with a large grey terminal mark, the same colour 

 being slightly indicated on the next pair. Carpal edge and wing- 

 lining almost black. 



Adult 2: The same as the S, but the grey colour öf the whole 

 plumage of a paler shade, the uropygium more albescent, and near 

 black about the head, throat, and breast. Carpal edge and axilla- 

 ries pale grey. 



Young $: Like the adult, but the grey colour not so pure. 

 The chin, central part of the throat, a few scattered feathers on 

 the breast and flanks, the wing-lining, and axillaries finely banded 

 with white. Upper tail-coverts ready pure white. Outer margins 

 of some of the secondaries and carpal edge inclining to white. 



