Order PASSERES.] 
[Fam. CAMPEPHAGIDAi. 
GKAUCALGS MELANOPS. 
(AUSTRALIAN SHRIKE.) 
Black-faced Crow , Lath. Gen. Syn. Suppl. ii. p. 116 (1801). 
Corvus melanops, Lath. Suppl. Inch Orn. p. xxiv (1801). 
Bollier d masque noir, Levaill. Ois. de Paradis, pi. 30 (1806). 
Geblepyris melanops, Temm. Alan. d’Orn. i. pi. lxii. (1820). 
Graucalus melanops , Vig. & Ilorsf. lr. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 216 (1826). 
Graucalus melanotis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 143. 
Campephaga melanops, Gray, Cat. B. N. Guin. p. 32 (1859). 
Colluricincla concinna, Hutton, Cat. B. New Zealand, p. 15 (18/ 1). 
Graucalus concinnus, Hutton, Trans. N.-Z. Inst. vol. v. p. 225 (18/2). 
Graucalus melanops, Buller, Birds of New Zealand, 1st ed. p. 148 (1873). 
Descr. exempt, ex N.Z. Supra cinereus : tectricibus alarum dorso concoloribus : remigibus nigricanti-brunneis, 
primariis anguste, secundariis latius albido marginatis : rectricibus nigricanti-brunneis, parte basali cinerea, 
pelm i s extends ad apicem albis, duabus exterioribus graduatim oblique albis, rectrice extima etiam albo 
marginata : facie laterali tota nigra : gutture et pectore superiore cinereis dorso concoloribus : corpore reliquo 
subtus albo : rostro nigro versus basin mandibulaj brunnescente : pedibus saturate brunneis. 
New-Zealand example {young). General plumage light cinereous or ashy grey; a patch of black fills the lores, 
crosses the eyes, and covers the cheeks and ear-coverts ; on the upper part of the breast the grey fades 
into white, with a purplish tinge ; lower part of breast, lining of wings, flanks, abdomen, and under tail- 
coverts pure white ; wing-feathers dark brown, the primaries narrowly and the secondaries broadly margined 
with greyish white; tail-feathers dark brown, the two middle ones tinged with ashy grey, especially in their 
basal portion ; the lateral ones tipped progressively outwards with white, the outermost one on each side 
having an inch at the extremity and a narrow line along the apical portion of its outer web pure white. Bill 
hlack, changing to brown at the base of the lower mandible; legs blackish brown. Total length 13 inches; 
wing, from flexure, 8 ; tail 5-5 ; bill, along the ridge '9, along the edge of lower mandible 1*25 ; tarsus 1*12; 
middle toe and claw 1*2 ; hind toe and claw 1. 
Adult male {from Australia). General colour above light French grey, the wing-coverts like the back, with 
edgings of still lighter grey; primary-coverts and primaries black, externally edged with grey, inclining to 
white towards the tips of the quills ; secondaries black, the outer aspect of the feathers light grey on the 
innermost, with the outer web grey and the inner one black ; two centre tail-feathers ashy grey, blacker 
towards the tip, which is white, all the other feathers black, washed with grey towards the base and tipped 
with white, which increases in extent towards the outermost feather, which is also edged with white along 
the outer web ; entire forehead, feathers above the eye, ear-coverts, sides of face, sides of neck, entire throat, 
and fore neck black, with a greenish gloss, fading off paler towards the chest, which is iron-grey, becoming 
gradually lighter aud more delicate grey on the sides of the body, so as to leave only the lower abdomen and 
under tail-coverts pure white ; thighs grey; under wing-coverts and axillaries pure white, as also the inner 
lining of the quills, which are otherwise ashy grey below ; bill black ; feet dull ashy ; iris black. Total length 
12-5 inches, culmen 1*05, wing 7*65, tail 575, tarsus 1*05. (Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. vol. iv. p. 31.) 
Ohs. “ S , Louisiade Islands specimen, wing 8*1 inches ; ? , N.W. Australia, wing 7*1 inches. These two seem to 
be the extremes, and every intermediate link between them can be found.” {Id. 1. c.) 
