2 N'OVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXI. 1911 



thoronghly known through Mr. Meek's expeditions, who still obtained a number of 

 new forms on both ishmds. 



Fergusson, being the larger island, has more species than Goodenough ; some 

 of the finest, such as Paradisea decora, Ci/rlojjsi/tacus v/rat/o, Mi/.~omcla forbcsi, 

 and others being absent from Goodenongh. 



In no case have we, among birds, fonnd representative subspecies of one sjjecies 

 on Goodenough and Fergusson Islands. 



The following is a list of another collection of birds made by Mr. Albert 

 S. Meek on the mountains of Goodenongh Island during the months of March, 

 April, and May 1913. 



1. Megapodius duperreyi macgillivrayi Gray. 



Mc;/aj>i>iliiis mitrgillivraiji Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861. p. 289 (Terra typica Duchateau Island, 

 Louisiades) ; Kothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 138. 



2 c?, 2 ? ad., 1 jnv. ; Mts. of Goodenough Island, April 1913. (Nos. 5534, 

 5538, 5613, 5G29, 5644, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



" Iris dark brown ; bill dark horn-colour ; feet yellow, toes more or less black." 



2. Ptilinopus superbus (Temm.). 



Coluiiiba .mperbd Temminck and Knip, Pigeons, p. 75. pi 33 (1808-11 — Tahiti ! Errore ! We 

 have — Nov. Znnl. 1913. p. 477 — accepted N.W. Guinea as the terra typica). 



? jun. ; Mts. of Goodenongh Island, 29. iv. 1913. (No. 5640, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 3. Ptilinopus rivolii strophium Gould. 



Ptlliiinpus slrnjjliiiiiit Gould, Jardine's Coiitr. Oni. 1850. p. 105, note (Terra typica Louisiade Islands. 

 Type in Brit. Mus.). 



? jnv. ; Mts. of Goodenough Island, 27. iv. 1913. (No. 5(527, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 This specimen has only yellow borders to the otherwise green under tail-coverts ; 

 but it is very young, and we have no doubt that it belongs to P. r. strophium. 



4. Macropyg-ia amboinensis cinereiceps Tristr. 



Macropygia cinereiceps Tristram, Ibis 1889. p. 558 (D'Entreoasteau.x Islands) ; Noi\ Zool. 1901. 

 p. 125. See also Nov. Zool. 1896. p. 249. 



9 c? ad., 1 ? juv. ; Goodenough Island, April 1913. (Nos. 5517, 5531, 5535, 

 5536, 5550, 5557, 5558, 5561, 5562, 5563, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



" Iris : inner ring pale ashy blue, outer pink-red ; feet cherry-red ; bill iilaok." 

 " The young bird has the iris dull yellow." 



An egg belonging to No. 5557 is of a whitish cream-colour (or yellowish white), 

 and measures 30'5 x 21'8 mm. The gloss is very faint. 



5. Macropygia nigrirostris Salvad. 



Macropygia nigrirosti-is Salvadori, .l/(«, Mus. Civ. lien. vii. p. 972 (1875— Arfak) ; Nov. Zool. 1901. 

 p. 126. 



Three young birds ; Mts. of Goodenongh Island, April and May 1913. (Nos, 

 6546, 5685, 5686, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



