120 MACHiERIRHYNCHUS NIGRIPECTUS. 



M. albifrons, except the deep-yellow patch on the throat behind the white 

 chin in M. alhifrons. 



The following translations refer to this bird. 



T. Salvador!, " Intorno al Genere Macheerorhynchus, Gould," Nota estr. 

 dagli Atti della Reale Accad. delle Sc. di Torino, vol. x. pp. 369-379 (Jan. 24, 

 1875). 



Page 378 :— 



"Sp. 4. Mach^rorhynchus nigripectus, Schleg. 



" Macheirhynchus nigripectus, Schleg. Nederl. Tijdschr. v. d. Dierk. iv. p. 43 (1871). 

 " Macheirhani2)hus nigripectus, Schleg. op. cit. p. 58 (1871). 



" Fronte gi'isea, gula flava^ macula pectoral! lata nigra. 



" Mas. Fronte grisea ; pileo, cervice et supracaudalibus nigris ; uropygii plumis apice flavo, fasciam 

 uropygialem flavam constituentibus : loris nigris ; fascia superciliari, lateribus capitis, gula 

 cum gastraso reliquo, macula lata pectorali nigra excepta, flavis ; alis nigro-fuscis ; tectrici- 

 bus mediis et majoribus et rectricibus tertiariis late albo-marginatis, primarus exterioribus 

 et secundaiiis ultimis limbo tenui externo albido ; subalaribus albis ; tibiis nigris ; cauda 

 nigra apice albo, rectricibus duabus extimis utrinque etiam margine externo albo ; iride, 

 rostro pedibusque nigris. 



" Foem. Pileo fusco-cinereo ; dorso et uropygio cineraceo, olivaceo-tincto ; fronte sordide grisea ; 

 loris et auricularibus fuscis ; fascia supercUiari, genis et gastrseo toto ut in mari pictis ; 

 alis fascis, tectricibus alarum mediis et majoribus apice tantum albis, remigibus primariis et 

 secundariis sordide griseo-limbatis, tertiariis albo-marginatis ; cauda nigro-fusca, apice albo, 

 rectricibus extimis duabus utrinque margine externo etiam albo ; rostro pedibusque nigris ; 

 iride nigra. 



" Long. tot. 0-130 millim. ; al. 0-057, caud. 0-053, rostri 0-013, tarsi 0-017. 



" Hab. Nova Guinea, peninsula septentrionalis {Von Rosenberg) ; Atam [D^ Albertis) . 



"This species is at once to be distinguished from the others by the 

 large black patch in the middle of the breast and by the yellow throat, this 

 being of the same colour as the underparts ; besides, the yellow is deeper 

 than in the other species. 



"The female differs from the male chiefly by the upper parts being of 



