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Show .] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT ' MARCHESA.' 631 61. M O N A R C H A FRATER, Sclat. Monarcha frater, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 17. a. Arfak. 62. MONARCHA GUTTULATUS (Gam.). Monarcha guttulatus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 22. a. 3. Waigiou. b. (Locality unknown ) c. Jr. Waigiou. Iris dark brown; bill slate-blue, light at the edges; feet ashy. Length about 17 centims., wing 8. In b the forehead and throat are ashy, while the breast is washed with pale rufous. It is probably an immature male. Example c has the whole under surface white, the breast washed with rufous, and a few feathers on the chin greyish. Cheeks and lores buffish white ; wings brown ; external rectrices tipped with white. 63. MONARCHA CHALYBEOCEPHALUS (Garn.). Monarcha chalybeocephalus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 30. a, b. 3 • Waigiou. c. 8 • Waigiou. d. 8. Mysol. Iris ruddy ; bill slate-coloured ; tarsus greyish black. Length 18 centims., wing 8*6-9*2. The species does not seem to have been recorded before from Mysol. 64. MONARCHA MELANONOTUS, Sclat. Monarcha melanonotus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 38. a, b. 8. Mysol. c. 2 • Mysol. d. 8. N. coast of Papua, long. 139° (Bruijn). Iris brown; bill blue-black ; feet bluish black. Length 14*5- 15*8 centims., wing 7*4-7*6. In the male obtained from Mr. Bruijn the yellow of the uropygium is of less extent than in the others. 65. ARSES BATANTA, Sharpe. Arses batanta, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 42. a-c. 3. Batanta. d-g. 2 • Batanta. h. 2 • Waigiou (Bruijn). Iris brown; bill and tarsus dark cobalt-blue. Length 18*5 -19*3 centims.; wing 8*5-8*6, male 9*0. The eyelid is bright cobalt-blue, not yellow as Mr. Sharpe has described it. The Waigiou bird is marked 8, but is no doubt a female, unless the young male in the first stage has the plumage of the female. In this example the fulvous of the breast ends abruptly, not shading off into the white of the abdomen, as is the case in the others. |