8 NOTITATES ZOOLOGIOAE XXI. 19U. 



r. versicolor might be a geographical forip of soiiora, though the latter is a tunch 

 smaller form. P. sanora was described in 184(1, and occnrs, in various ver}- closely 

 allied races, all over Australia.] 



34. Ptilotis aruensis sharpei Rothsch. & Hart. 



rtiJiilh arueiisis sharpei Rothschild and Hartert, Xnr, Zool. 1903. p. 442 (New Guinea and D'Entre- 

 casteaux Islands. Type : Doi'ey, X.W. New Guinea, in Mus. Tring.). 



9cf ? ad. andjuv.; Mts. of Goodenongh Island, April and May 1913. (Nos. 5513, 

 5555, 5556, 5569, 5604, 5026, 503:i. 5634, 5635, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



Young birds have the yellow auricular patch less elongated than old ones. 

 We cannot se[)arate the specimens from S.E. New Guinea and the D'Entrecasteanx 

 Islands from those from N.W. Papua. It is true that none of the former has such 

 very long yellow tufts as some of the Arfak (Dorey) specimens, but only a few of 

 the latter have tbem thus developed, and the majority are absolutely identical with 

 the S.E. specimens. Wings: males 88-95, females 84-87 mm. 



35. Zosterops delicatula Sharps. 



Zosterops delicatula Sharpe, Joiirn. Linn. I'ioc. London xvi. p. 318 (Astrolabe Mts., Goldie Coll.). 



10 c? ? ; Mts. of Goodenongh Island, March, April, and May 1913. (Nos. 5509, 

 5516, 5542, 5559, 5565, 5583, 5003, 5010, 5615, 5081, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 The amount of the black on the forehead varies to some extent. 

 "Iris brown; bill lilack, base of lower mandible slaty blue; feet slal-y blue." 



36. Gymnocorvus senex (Less.). 



Cornis senex Lesson, Voi/. Coqu., Zonl., Atlax pi. 24 (1828). i. p. 051 (1828— Dorey, N.W. New 

 Guinea). 



? ; Mts. of Goodenongh Island, 23. iv. 1913. (No. 5612, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 " Iris pale blue; bill white and flesh-colour; feet pale flesh-colour." 



37. Mauucodia comrii Scl. 



Manucoilia eomri/ Solater, Prur. Zuol. Sue. Lunilun 1870. p. 45y. pi. 42 (" Papuae reg. meridionali- 

 orientalis, Huon Gulf (Cotnrie)." — As this species has so far only been collected on the 

 D'Entrecasteaux and Trobriand Islands, it is difficult to believe that the original locality 

 " Huon Gulf " has been correct, or else the bird must have been a straggler or escaped 

 specimen). 



The adult male has the somewhat elongated curled feathers of the crown 

 lengthened into two tnfts or horns, right and left of the short-feathered occiput. 

 The tail is much rounded, the lateral rectrices being 3-5 cm. shorter than the 

 longest, while the central pair is again 12-14 mm. shorter and quite twisted round 

 at the shaft about 4 or 5 cm. before the tip. The original figure does not show 

 anything of this. The wings of the males measure 240-248, those of adult females 

 about 220-222 mm. 



6 c? ad., 4 ? ad. and juv. ; Mts. of (Joodenongh Island, March to May 1913. 

 (Nos. 5521, 5524, 5.525, 5.580, 56(i0, 5607, 5614, .5619, 5622, 5623, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



The iris is described as dark reddish brown and dull red; bill and feet black. 



