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ORNITHOLOGY. — Description of a new Conurus from the Andaman 



Islands. Harry C. Oberholser. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 32: 



29-32. April II, 1919. 



Examples of Conurus fasciatus from the Andaman Islands prove to 



differ from the mainland birds in their larger size and paler coloration, 



and are here separated as a new subspecies, Conurus fasciatus abbotti. 



With this addition there are now five races of Conurus fasciatus. 



H. C. O. 



ORNITHOLOGY. — Six new birds from Celebes and fava. J. H. 

 RiLrEY. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 32: 93-96. May 20, 1919. 



Three additional species and two subspecies from Celebes and one 

 subspecies from Java have been brought to light by further study of 

 the bird collections made by Mr. H. C. Raven. The species are: 

 Megalurus celebensis from Besoa, Celebes, the first of its genus to be 

 found in Celebes; Dicruropsis montana from Besoa, Celebes; and 

 Pachycephala pluviosa from Rano Rano, Celebes. The subspecies de- 

 scribed are: Excalfactoria chinensis palmeri from Daroe, Java; Anas 

 superciliosa percna from Koelawi, Celebes; and Zoster ops atrifrons surda 

 from Rano Lindoe, Celebes. Harry C. Oberholser. 



ORNITHOLOGY. — Description of a new race of the western gull. Jon- 

 athan DwiGHT. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 32: 11-13. February 14, 

 1919. 

 The western gull, Larus occidentalis , is found to be separable into a 

 northern and a southern subspecies. The latter, which differs from 

 the typical form of the coast of Oregon and Washington in its decidedly 

 darker mantle and reduction of gray area on the primaries, is here 

 named Larus occidentalis livens. It ranges from the coast of central 

 California south to both coasts of Lower California. 



Harry C. Oberholser. 



