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Show 1885.] DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE YACHT 'MARCHESA.' 633 73. MACHARORHYNCHUS ALBIFRONS, G. R. Gr. Macharorhynchus albifrons, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 109. a. 8 . Arfak. Like M. nigripectus, this species has the long loose feathers of the back strongly tipped with yellow. 74. MACHARORHYNCHUS NIGRIPECTUS, Schleg. Macharorhynchus nigripectus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 109. a, b. 3. Arfak. 75. MALURUS ALBOSCAPULATUS, Meyer. Malurus alboscapulatus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 119. a. 3• Arfak. 76. GRAUCALUS CJERULEOGRISEUS (G. R. Gr.). Graucalus caruleogriseus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 122. a. 2 • Mansinam. b. 2 • Dorei. c. 2 • Arfak. Iris brown ; bill and feet black. Length about 34*0 centims., wing 16*0-16*6. The Mansinam example differs from the others in having the apices of all the flight-feathers edged with white. All the tail-feathers are also strongly tipped with white, the outer pair for half an inch or more. In the Arfak bird there are no white tips to the wing-feathers, and only a faint trace of that colour at the apices of the two external rectrices, and the under wing-coverts are a deeper isabelline. All three examples are darker on the under surface thau are those in the British Museum from the Aru Islands. 77. GRAUCALUS BOYERI (G. R. Gr.). Graucalus boyeri, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 124. a. 2 - Mysol. Iris dark brown; bill and feet black. Length 24*5 centims., wing 12*8. Lores white, nasal plumes huffish ; no black on chin, the first two or three feathers of which are pale buff. The external pair of rectrices are faintly tipped with grey. 78. GRAUCALUS MAGNIROSTRIS, Forsten. Graucalus magnirostris, Salvad. op. cit. vol. ii. p. 129. a. 8. Waigiou. Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black. Wing 17*2 centims., tail 16*0 bill 3*2, tarsus 2*7. This species has hitherto been considered as peculiar to the Halmaheira group, but a comparison of the present example with individuals from that island and Batchian shows that they are identical. |