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tail-feathers vermilion-red, the latter mixed with vermilion-white ; 

 under wing-coverts white. 



d juv. ? Olive ; wings and tail fuscous black ; middle of throat, 

 breast and abdomen yellowish white, with the sides pale olive ; under 

 tail-feathers tinged with vermilion. 



Length 3" 9'"; wings 2" 2'". 



a, b. Aru Islands.- Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



Allied to D. hirundinaceum, but the throat and part of breast are 

 vermilion-red, &c. 



PRIONICHILUS NIGER. 



Dicteum nigrum, Less. Cent, de Zool. t. 27. 

 Prionichilus niger, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 173. 

 Melanockaris nigra, Sclater, Proc. L. S. 1858, p. 157- 

 Hab. New Guinea; Havre-Dorey (Lesson) ; Lobo {Miiller). 

 a, b. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



MeLIPHAGIDjE. 



Myzomela NIGRITA. 



Myzbmela nigrita, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 173. 



S . Entirely shining deep black. 



$ . Olive-brown, with the front and throat tinged with crimson. 



Length 5" 6'" ; wings 2" 3'". 



a, b. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



Myzomela erythrocephala. 



Myzomela erythrocephala, Gould, B. of Austr. iv.pl. 64. 



a, b. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



Glyciphila modesta. 



Olyciphila modesta, G. R. Gray, Proc. Z. S. 1858, p. 174. 



2 . Brown, with dashes of dark brown on the feathers ; beneath 

 the body -white, with some pale-plumbeous dashes on the sides ; 

 feathers of the breast pale brown, margined broadly with white. 



Length 5" 3'" ; wings 2" 6'". 



Hab. Aru Islands {Wallace). 



A specimen is contained in the British Museum from Goold's 

 Island. 



Glyciphila ocularis. 



Glyciphila ocularis, Gould, B. of Austr. iv. pi. 31. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



a. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



Ptilotis filigera. 



Ptilotis filigera, Gould, B. of Austr. Suppl. pi. . 



a, b. Aru Islands. Procured from Mr. Wallace. 



