(452) 



4 <J<?,4 ¥?, Head of Aroa River, April, May 1905. (Nos. 2140— 2143, 2154 

 —2156, 2217.) 



1 ?, Bubuni, Aroa River, 14. v. 05. (No. B 259.) 



The ? from Bubuni has more and larger spots than females from other 

 places, but the specimens vary a little in this respect. The pullus is a lovely 

 creature : the down on the head is rufous with very small black tips, so that 

 the head appears nearly uniform rufous, while the rest of the upper surface is 

 mixed black and rufous brown, each down being blackish at base and tip, with 

 a rufous brown aute-apical baud. The underside is paler. " Iris dull amber ; feet 

 and bill black." 



23. Salvadorina waigiuensis Rothsch. & Hart. 

 Salvadorina uxtigiuenas Rothschild & Hartert, Nov. Zool. i. p. 683 (1894— Waigiu.). 



1 cJ, Avera, Aroa River, 12. iii. 03. (No. A 404.) " Iris dark brown ; feet 

 dirty yellow ; bill smoky horn-colour." 



For a long time the type has remained unique. The next person to rediscover 

 this remarkable duck was Giulianetti, who shot it on Mount Mnsgrave, 12,200 ft. 

 high. He collected also the pullus {Ibis, 1897. p. 392). Mr. Emil Weiske sent us 

 a male, shot on the Aroa River, 4000 ft. high, in 1899. He describes the iris as 

 " brown, bill and feet yellowish.'' Mr. J. Livery obtained specimens in the 

 " Mountains of British New Guinea, 2800 ft. high." In the Tring Museum we have 

 thus now five specimens. They agree fully with the type, except that the one from 

 Meek has the sides of the head, throat, and nape more blackish, almost pure black. 



For the Ardeiformes, Accifitres, and Striges (Nos. 24 to 30) see anted, 

 p. 443, continuation of "Notes on Papuan Birds." The Ardeiformbs and 

 Accipitres will follow next year. 



31. Ceyx solitaria Teinm. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 145. 



3 ¥ ¥, Aroa River, December 1904. (Nos. B 94, 108, 110.) 



32. Syma torotoro meeki Rothsch. & Hart. 



Nm: Zool. 1901. p. 147 (Milne Bay and other places in British New Guinea). 



2 SS, 1 ?, Upper Aroa River, October 1904— January 1905. (Nos. B 20, 142, 

 145.) 



33. Halcyon macleayi Gard. & Selby. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 153. 



<S ¥ , Head of Aroa River, 10. ii., 6. v. 05. (Nos. A 1 780, B 216.) 

 ? juv., Bubuni, Aroa River, 18. iv. 05. (No. B 235.) 



34. Tanysiptera dea galatea Gray. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool 1901. p. 160. 



2 <J<J, Upper Aroa River, December 1904— January 1905. (Nos. B 116, B 155.) 

 ? , Bubuni, Aroa River, 19. v. 05. (No. B 265.) 



