438 mCEITKIDJE. 



3. North Queensland, 22nd Dec. AV. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 

 3. North Queensland, 30th Dec. W. Kadcliffe Saunders, Esq. 



[P.]. 



3. Somerset, Cape York, N. Queens- C. A. Barnard, Esq. [0.]. 



land, 31st Dec. 



4. Somerset, 1st Jan. C. A. Barnard, Esq. [0.]. 



Dicruropsis carbonaria {Bonap.). 



Chihia carbonaria, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 238 (1877) ; Eothsch. 



^ Harlert, Nov. Zool. iii. p. 236 (1896). 

 Dicruropsis carhonaria, Salvacl. Orn. Pap. ii. p. 177 (1881) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. v. p. 659 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 354 (1910). 



Two eggs of the Papuan Drongo are of a somewhat long oval 

 shape, rather pointed at the smaller end, and very slightly glossy. 

 One has the ground white sparingly spotted all over with deep 

 chocolate-brown and lilac-grey ; the other has the ground pinkish- 

 white, more densely marked with light purplish-brown and lilac- \ 

 grey. In both eggs the markings are rather more numerous 

 towards the larger end. They measure respectively 1"15 by -8 ; 

 and 1-1 by -76. 



Dr. Hartert describes other specimens collected by Meek as 

 having the ground creamy-white spotted with larger patches of 

 brownish-brick-red and purplish-gre)', so no doubt all the different 

 types laid by Ohihia liotlentotta would be found in a larger series of 

 eggs of the present species. 



1 . Fergusson 1., N.E. New Guinea, Crowley Bequest. 



1st Dec. {A. S. Meek). 

 1. Fergusson I., Ist Deo. {A. 8. M.). Crowley Bequest. 



Dicruropsis Isemosticta (Sol.). 



Chibia Isemosticta, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. iii. p. 241 (] 877). 

 Dicruropsis Ijemostiota, Snlvad. Orn. Pap. ii. p. 174 ("1881) : Sharpe, 

 Kand-l. v. p. 559 (1909) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 354 (1910). 



An egg said to be that of the New Britain Drongo is much like 

 some of the eggs of D. hracteata described above. It is pinkish- 

 white, spotted and scrolled with various shades of chocolate-brown 

 and blotched and clouded with lilac-grey all over the shell. It 

 measures 1"18 by "83. 



1. [New Britain] {Nehrhorn Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



Dicruropsis borneeusis, Sharpe. 



(Plate XX. fig. 8.) 



Chihia borneensis, Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 246 ; id., Ibis, 1889, p. 187 



McGregor, Manual Philipp. Birds, p. 707 (19091. 

 Dicruropsis borneensis, Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 560 (1909). 



