AND ITS GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 185 



(^Davisori) ; Sumatra (^Raffles, Wallace), Lampong District (^Buxtoti) ; Java 

 {Horsfield, Wallace). Philippine Islands : Luzon (^Meyer), Negros {Meyer), 

 Guimaras (Meyer), Cebu (Everett), Dumalon, Mindanao (Steere). Mangsi, 

 Sulu archipelago (^Peale) ; Labuan (Motley, Ussher) ; Borneo — Sibu, Santu- 

 bong Bay, Marup, Bruit. Bintulu (Everett), Sarawak (Doria 8^ Beccari), 

 Banjerniassing (Motley) ; Bali (Wallace) ; Lombock (Wallace) ; Flores 

 (Wallace); Timor (Miis. Lugd., Wallace); Celebes — I'ondano, Menado, 

 Macassar (Wallace); Batchian, Gilolo, Morty Island (Wallace); Bouru 

 (Wallace); Goram (Wallace); Kh Islands (Beccari). Mysol (Wallace); 

 New Guinea (Wallace) ; Sorong (D'Alhertis), Arfak Mountains (D'Albertis, 

 Laglaize), S.E. New Guinea (Ramsay) ; Port Moresby (Broadhent ^ Petterd); 

 Naiabui (D'Albertis) ; Aru Islands (Wallace). Australia — Port Darling and 

 Port Essington, Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York, Rockingham Bay, Port 

 Denison, Wide-Bay District, Richmond and Clarence- River District, New 

 S. Wales, Victoria, S. Australia (Ramsay), N.W. Australia (Elsey), Peron's 

 Peninsula, Shark Bay, W. Australia (^Rayner). 



This is the species called by recent writers Artamus leucorhynchus (L.) ; 

 but on carefully comparing the description, I believe it will be impossible to 

 recognize in the present bird Brisson's " Pie-griesche de Manille," on which 

 Linnseus founded his Lanius leucorhynchus. 



I think that the title of leucorhynchus cannot be retained for the Philippine 

 bird, as its colours are stated to be black and white ; and any one examining 

 the ordinary Indo-Malayan Artamus, which is the species of the Philippines, 

 will find that Brisson's description does not tally; nor does Sonnerat's 

 account and figure ("La Pie-grifeche dominiqaine des Philippines," Voy. 

 Nouv. Guinee, p. 54). The question is somewhat complicated by the fact 

 that there are certain black-and-white Artami, such as A. melaleucus 

 (Forster) from New Caledonia, and A. maximus, Meyer, from N.W. New 

 Guinea, &c. ; but it is highly improbable that either of these species formed 

 the subject of Brisson's or Sonnerat's description. It appears, too, from the 



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