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R. COLLETT. 



[No. 13. 



Artamus melanoleucus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. XIII (Fam. 

 Arfamidae), p. 8 (1890); Wiglesworth, Av. Polyn. p. 26 (1891). 



1 Specimen, young (nesting dress). Feathers soft and 

 loose. Throat blackish; feathers of the back and wing-coverts 

 fringed with white; the quills narrowly edged with white at 

 the tip. 



11. Erythrura regia, (Sel.) 1881. 



Erythrospiza regia, Sel. Ibis 1881, p. 544, Pl. XV, Fig. 2 (1871). 

 Erythrura regia, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Br. Mus. Vol. XIII (Fam. Plo- 

 ceidae), p. 385 (1890); Wiglesworth, Av. Polyn. p. 42 (1891). 



2 Specimens. 1 



A. Length of wing 63 mm.; tail 33 mm. 



Picariae. 



12. Halcyon juliae, (Heine) 1860. 



Sauropatis juliae, Heine, Journ. f. Ornith. 1860 p. 184 (1860). 

 Halcyon (Sauropatis) juliae, Gray, Handl. Birds, Vol. I, p., 93, No 1124 

 (1869). 



Halcyon juliae, Wiglesworth, Av. Polyn. p. 14 (1891); Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. XVIII (Fam. Alcedinidae), p. 264 (1892). 



2 Specimens. 



A. Young. 



B. Adult; length of wing 95 mm., tail 66 mm. The rufous 

 band round the head whitish; the neck-collar is white, with 

 trace of buff on the lower margin. 



Native name „Siko" ; it has a peculiar cry, and the natives 

 have learnt a melody from it. 



This kingfisher (or other species) is common on Tongoa; it 

 lives in the trees, rarely near the water, and is often seen 

 killing chickens near the villages. 



1 In the two specimens, preserved in spirits, the scarlet of the head 

 and upper tail-coverts has faded into pale orange yellow. 



