. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 9. 289 8. MELANORECTES. Eectes (pt.), auct recent. Range. North-western New Guinea. 1. Melanorectes nigrescens. Kectes nigrescens, Schl X. T. D. iv. p. 46; Meyer, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 419 ; id. Sitz. Ahad. Wieii, Ixix. p. 390. Eectes bennetti, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 692; Me^jer, Sitz. Akad. Wien, Ixx. p. 126. Adult male. General colour above slaty black, deeper and more jet-black on the crown and sides of 1 he head ; wing-coverts like the back; quills and tail blackish brown ; under surface of body black, inclining to slaty blac
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 9. 289 8. MELANORECTES. Eectes (pt.), auct recent. Range. North-western New Guinea. 1. Melanorectes nigrescens. Kectes nigrescens, Schl X. T. D. iv. p. 46; Meyer, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 419 ; id. Sitz. Ahad. Wieii, Ixix. p. 390. Eectes bennetti, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 692; Me^jer, Sitz. Akad. Wien, Ixx. p. 126. Adult male. General colour above slaty black, deeper and more jet-black on the crown and sides of 1 he head ; wing-coverts like the back; quills and tail blackish brown ; under surface of body black, inclining to slaty black on the flanks and under tail-coverts ; under wing-coverts resembling the breast; quills blackish brown below, margined along the inner web with lighter brown; " bill black; legs dull lead-colour; iris chestnut-brown'' (D'Albertis). Total length 9 inches, culmen 0-95, wing 5, tail 4-1, tarsus 1*2. ( Dr. A. : Mus. Dresden.) Adidt female. Above olive-brown, a little redder on the rump and upper tail-covorts; wing-coverts rather more reddish brown, the greater series somewhat olivaceous; quills brown, reddish on the outer webs; tail chestnut; head above ashy brown, slightly greyer on the forehead and lores; sides of face, sides of neck, and under surface of body fulvous brown, the throat somewhat ashy; under wing-coverts rich fawn-colour; quills light brown below, chestnut along the inner web. {Dr. A. B. Meyer: Mus. Dresden.) Bab. North-western New Guinea. 9. COLLYRIOCINCLA. Type. Colluricincla, Fir/. SfHorsf. Tr. Linn. (1825) C. harmonica. Collurisoma, Swains. Classif. B. ii. p. 10 (1837) ? Pnigocichla, Cab. Mm. Hein. Th. i. p. 66 (1850) C. Head and wing of Colh/riocincla harmonica. Ranqe. Australia and Southern New Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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