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 o. Ptilinopus wallacei Gray. 



Ptiliiinpus wallacei Gray, P. Z. S. 1858. pp. 185, 195. pi. 136 (Aru Lsland.s). 



We have no sjiecimeu from Aru, but a large series from the Key and other 

 islands. Kiihu's men obtained fifteen siiecimens in Angnst, ISejitember, October 

 (Nos. 0603, 6G54, 0602, 0734, OToS, 0781, 0830, 0843, 0887, 0'JU4, O'JU.j, 6907,6942, 

 0963, 0998). 



0. Carpophaga rosacea (Temm.). 



Cf. Nuv.Zuol. i;i04. p. 1811. 



Common near Tepa in Angnst (Ncs. 6604, 0636, 6657, 6658, 6692, 6752). 



7. Carpophaga coiiciuua conciiina \Vall. 

 Cf. Xov.Ziiol. 1904. p. 181. 



Very numerous near Tepa in Angn.st and September (Nos. 0008, 0018, 0(520, 

 0047, 6698, 6699, 0741, 0751, 6812, 0838, 0847, 6848, 6852, 6944). 



8. Turtur tigrina (Temm. & Kuip). 



Cf. Nnc. Znol. 19(14. p. 18i 



This ubiquitous Turtledove was common on Babber Island (Nos. 0744, 0702, 

 6817, 0823, 0915, 0918, 0921, 0923, 0927, 0928, 0929, 0935). 



9. Geopelia maugeus (Temm. & Knip). 



Cf. Nov. Zuul. 1904. p. 182. 



Seven specimens were sent (Nos. 0004, 0037, 6675, 6894, 6948, 6952, 6955). 



111. Chalcophaps chrysochloi-a (Wagl.). 



Cf. N,n\ Zuul. 1904. p. 183. 



A series of specimens from Babber are somewhat intermediate between 

 C. c. chnjsochlofu and C c. timorcii>>is, but few have the hiudncck so continuously 

 grey as in our typical iimore/isis. The bill, however, is rather lougish, which is 

 more or less characteristic for tlmoreitsis, and the extent of white on the shoulders 

 varies somewhat. Mr. Kiihn sent fifteen specimens, of which, however, very few 

 are adult (Nos. 0017, 0035, 0049, 6659, 6681, 0740, 0794, 6834, 6837, 0839, 6860, 

 6855, 0861, 6U14, 0914 a). 



11. Sterna bergii pelecanoides King. 



Of. Nov. Zoul. 1904. p. 185. 



One skin, August 1905 (No. 6078). 



I have not heretofore tried to distinguish between the various races of 

 Sterna hergii, as our material was not sufficient for a comjilete study of them ; 

 but Mr. Rothschild, inspired by Mr. Bangs' article in Bull. Mas. Compar. Zool. 

 Harvard Coll. xxxvi. 1901. \). 257, suggested to me that there were probably as 

 many races of Sterna hergii as of other widespread birds, and I find this really to 

 be the case, although these races are closely allied and not recognisable by a 

 confirmed lumper, who has not trained his eye for careful comparison. Probably 

 the name for the Sterna hergii form from all these islands is to be S. b. pelecanoides 

 King {Surv. Int. Austr. ii. p. 422, 1820). 



