. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 2. CHIBIA. 239 upper tail-coverts and tail black, glossed on the outer webs with metallic steel-colour; crown of head metallic steel-black ; lores, feathers round the ej-e, and sides of face deep velvety black; under. Head of Chibia carbonaria. surface of body black, with a slight purplish gloss, the feathers ot the thrqpt and breast slightly spangled with tips of metallic purple; bill and legs black ; iris red. Total length 12 inches, culmen 1-25, wing 6, tail 5-55, tarsus 0-95. Hah. Papuan group of islands. a. Ad. sk. b, c. S ad. sk, d. Ad. sk.
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 2. CHIBIA. 239 upper tail-coverts and tail black, glossed on the outer webs with metallic steel-colour; crown of head metallic steel-black ; lores, feathers round the ej-e, and sides of face deep velvety black; under. Head of Chibia carbonaria. surface of body black, with a slight purplish gloss, the feathers ot the thrqpt and breast slightly spangled with tips of metallic purple; bill and legs black ; iris red. Total length 12 inches, culmen 1-25, wing 6, tail 5-55, tarsus 0-95. Hah. Papuan group of islands. a. Ad. sk. b, c. S ad. sk, d. Ad. sk. e. Ad. sk. /. 2 ad. sk. g. $ ad. sk. h. cJ ad. sk. i. Ad. sk. New Guinea. Dorey, N. G. Port "Moresby, New Guinea. Mysol. Mysol. Waigiou. Waigiou. Morty Island, A. R. Wallace, Esq. [ A. R. Wallace, Esq. [ O. C. Stone, Esq. [C.]. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C A. R. Wallace, Esq. 'C A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C. A. R. Wallace, Esq. fc. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C, Subsp. /j. Chibia assimilis. Dicrurus assimilis, Grmj, P. Z. S. 1858, pp. 179, 193; id. Cat. B. (§-o. New Guinea, p. 33; Finsch, Neu-Guinea, p. 171 ; Gi-ay, Hand-l. B. 1. p. 285. Adult male. Similar to C. carbonana, and only to be distinguished by its smaller size. Total length 10-4 inches, culmen 1-25, wing 5-3, tail 5, tarsus 0-9. Adult female. Similar to the male. Total length 10-2 inches, cul- men 1-2, wing 6-4, tail 4'9, tarsus 0'9. Hab. Am Islands. a, b. S ad. sk. c. $ ad. sk. Aru Islands. .\ru Islands. A. R. Wallace, Esq. A. , Esq. m. Subsp. y. Chibia amboinensis. Dicrurus amboinensis, Gray, P. Z. S. 1860, p. 354 ; Finsch, Neu- Guinea, p. 171; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 285. Adult female (tj'pe of species). Similar to C. carbonaria, but dif-. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Department of
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