( 454 ) 



42. Charmosynopsis placentis subplacens (Sel.). 

 Of. Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 71 ; 1905. p. 253. 



3 cf <?, 1 ? , Avera, Aroa River, February, March, 1903. (Nos. A 193—195, 352.) 

 <J, Head of Aroa River, 23. iv. 05. (No. B 245.) 



Specimen No. 352, ?, has the wings, tail, aud interscapular)- region marked 

 with irregular patches of golden yellow. 



43. Charmosynopsis pulchella (Gray). 



Cf. Nov. Zool. 1001. p. 72. 



3 (J<J, 2 ? ?, Avera, Aroa River, January 1903. (Nos. A 30, 50, 78, 77, 138.) 

 " Iris reddish yellow, feet orange yellow, bill bright reddish yellow." 



44. Charmosyna stellae A. B. Meyer. 



Cf. Nov. Zool 1901. p. 72. 



3 (J<J, 2??, Avera, Aroa River, January 1903. (Nos. A 60, 95, 112, 

 113, 125.) 



4 SS, 1 ?, Owgarra, Angabnnga River, February 1905. (Nos. A 2091, 

 2092, 2096—2098.) 



1 ? imm., Head of Aroa River, 11. v. 05. (No. 1799.) 

 " Iris bright red, feet yellowish red, bill bright red."' 



45. Oreopsittacus arfaki grandis Grant. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 72. 



2 <S<$, 1 ?, Owgarra, Angabnnga River, December 1904, January 1905. 

 (Nos. A 1923, 1988, 2000.) 



" Iris umber, dark brown, brown ; feet ashy bine, slate ; bill black." 

 This large form represents O. arfaki arfaki in British New Guinea, and is 

 evidently to be treated trinomially. 



4(i. Neopsittacus musschenbrockii (Schl.). 



NanmJfs muschenbrockii Schlegel, Nederl. Tifdschr, Dierfomde, iv. p. 34 (1871). 



4 <$<$, 1 ?, Owgarra, Angabnnga River, liooo— 8000 ft., October, December 

 1904, Jaunary 1905. (Nos. A 1812, 1931, 1972, 1992, 1993.) 



"Iris crimson, light red, dull pale red; feet ashy blue, slate; bill yellow." 

 N. pullicauda, which is quite distinct, is probably a form of higher elevations, 

 but we have no definite notes about its exact distribution. 



47. Cyclopsitta diophthalmus coccineifrons Sharpe. 

 Cf. Nov. Zoo!. 1901. p. 74. 



2 (?<?, 2? ?, Avera, Aroa River, February, March 1903. (Nos. A 319, 320 

 403, 468.) 



3 ?, Owgarra, Augabuuga River, 5, 12. ii. 05. (Nos. A 2049, 2074.) 

 cJ, Bubuui, Aroa River, 19. v. 05. (B 266.) (Albinistic specimen.) 



" Iris blood-red, or dark chocolate ; feet greenish slate ; bill slate, slaty black 



