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60. Podarg^s ocellatus ocellatus Qaoy & Gaim. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 191). 



2 <?<?; Knmnsi River, July 20, 1907. (Nos. 3351, 3352.) 

 " Iris brown, feet light horu, bill light smoky browo." 



01. Aegotheles bennetti Salvad. et d'Alb. 

 Cf. XoK. Z.ml. 1003. p. 200. 



? ad.; Knmnsi River, May 14, l'.)Or. (No. 2'.)42.) 

 " Iris dark brown, feet light brown colour, bill black." 



62. Caprimulgus macrurus macrurus Horsf. 



Cf. .V-,1-. Z,.o\. 1903. p. 202. 



4 (?<?, 1 ? ad. ; Knmnsi River, April, May, June, July 1907. (Nos. 28.S4, 

 2928,3214,3320,33411.) 



" Iris brown, feet smoky horn, bill black." 



03. Macropteryx mystaceus mystaceus (Less.). 



Cf. yov. Zonl. 1903. p. 203. 



2 cJc?, 1 ? ad. ; Knmnsi River, June, Jaly I'.tOT. (Nos. 3195, 3197, 3328.) 

 " Iris brown, feet black, bill black." 



04. Pitta atricapilla atricapilla (Qnoy et Gaim.). 



Cf. yuv. Zool. 1901. p. 62. 



4 (Jcf, 1 ? ad. and imm.; Kumusi River, Jnne, Jnly, Angnst, 1907. (Nos. 

 3231, 3234, 3278, 3365, 3376, 3407.) 



" Iris brown, feet smoky horn, bill black." 



Oo. Pitta mackloti loriae Salvad. 



Cf. Nov. Zool. I'.IOI. p. G3. 



3 SS, 1 ? ad. and imm.; Kumusi River, June, July, August 1907. (Nos. 3147, 

 3354, 3350, 3424, 3420.) 



" Iris brown, feet slate, bill black." 



These birds are (jnite typical loriae, a form which seems to be fouad only iii the 

 easternmost parts, and near the north coast of British New Guinea : East Cape, 

 Milue Bay, Chados Bay, Mullens Harbour, Kumusi River. 



When comjjiling the list of the birds collected by Mr. Meek on the Aroa River, 

 we omitted to mention five specimens of a Pilta closely allied to /'. niic/doli mac/doti. 

 These five birds, however, differ from P. m. mackloti as follows : The whole back 

 is strongly tiuged with blue, in one specimen almost entirely blue without green, 

 and the rufons patch on the hiudncck is different, rather less bright, and with very 

 little red in it, one might say of a faded russet orange-rufous. The crown is also 

 slightly paler, and shows a varying amount of blae about the centre. Wings 107 — 

 112 mm. This form is obviously new, and we call it 



