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173. Myzomela rosenbergi Schleg. 

 Of. Nov. Zonl. 1903. p. 221. 



1 <?, 4 ? ?, Avera, Aroa River, February, March 1903. (Nos. A 47, 68, 69, 

 86, 220.) 



7 <?<?, 2 ¥ ?, 1 S juv., Owgarra, Angabunga River, December, 1904, February 

 1905. (Nos. A 1833, 1866, 1896, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1925, 2082, 2111.) 



174. Myzomela nigrita nigrita Gray. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 221. 



4c??, Avera, Aroa River, January 1903. (Nos. A 63, 64, 87, 215.) 

 The wings of these specimens measure from 53 mm. to 56 mm. 



175. Myzomela adolphinae Salvad. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 219. 



2 cJc?, 2 ? ?, Avera, Aroa River, January, February 1903. (Nos. A 203, 212, 

 214,216.) 



2 c?cT, 1 ?, Owgarra, Angabunga River, November, December 1904, January 

 1905. (Nos. A 1836, 1928, 2010.) 



" Iris brown, feet slate, bill black." 



176. Myzomela cruentata cruentata Meyer. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 22-2. 



4 Si, 2 ? ?, Avera, Aroa River, January, March 1903. (Nos. A 45, 46, 56, 

 57, 84, 395.) 



177. Myzomela eques nymani Rothsch. & Hart. 



Myzomela eques nymani Rothsch. & Hart., Nov. Zool. x. (1903) p. 223 (Simbang.,Ger. N.G.). 



tiJc!, Upper Aroa River, November 1904. (Nos. B 54, 65, 66, 67, 70, 75.) 

 Mr. Meek sent no female to compare with the type ? from German New 



Guinea. The males agree with others from British New Guinea. We have no 



male from German New Guinea. 



178. Myzomela obscura meeki snbsp. nov. 



3 <?c? 2??, Upper Aroa River, November, December 1904, February 1905. 

 (Nos. B 59,64, 71, 122, 208.) 



Most similar to the form called by us (Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 224) M. obscura 

 fumata from the Aru Islands, but differs in being paler, less brown, especially 

 on the under-surface — so that the sooty gular patch is much more conspicuous — 

 and on the under wing-coverts. In one of the males the dark gular patch has 

 a distinct crimson tinge. The bill is slightly less bulky ; the wing, apparently, 

 averages a little less. Differs from M. obscura obscura in being much less 

 brown, more greyish. M. obscura grisescens Hart. {Nov. Zool. 1905. p. 235) is 

 larger, with the gular patch much less conspicuous and more elongated, also 

 still slightly more grey on the upper surface. 



