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IKt. Pinarolestes megarhynchus superfluus subsp. nov. 



3"cJJ," 2"? ?" ad., 1 "¥" imm. ; Kamusi River, May, June 1907. (Nos. 

 2961, 2962, 2975, 3000, 3006, 3166.) 



(Jlosely allied to P. megarhi/nchiis degpectm Rotliscb. & Hart. {Noo. Zool. 1903. 

 p. 100, 1907. p. 471.)) from Milii^ Bay, the Owen Stanley Moaataiiis, aud the Upper 

 Aroa River, but the npperside is darker, less greeuish or olive, more of a deep 

 rnsset-brown, agreeing in this respjct more with P. tnegarki/richtis madaraszi 

 Rothscb. & Hart. {Noo. Zool. 1903. p. 100) from the Sattelberg in Kaiser Wilbelms- 

 land, of which we have now seen three skins, one in the Budapest Masenm, and 

 two, both collected by the late Carl Wahnes, in the Tring Museum, but the latter 

 is much smaller (wings, 85, 88 mm ) and more rnfescent underneath. 



Underneath P. m. superjLuus agrees well with P. m. despectus, though in most 

 specimens the dark markings on the jngulum are more prominent. The wings of 

 the new form measure from 935 (in the female) to 96, and from 96 to 101 (in the 

 male), while those of P. in. despectus range from 85 to 92, and in one instance 

 (a specimen from Mt. Cameron) to 95 mm. 



Type of P. m. super/iuus : No. 2902, J ad., Kumusi River, 17. v. 1907. 



Two specimens collected on the "Aicora River," in Northern British New 

 Guinea, are intermediate between the two, but agree more with P. m. despectus. 



111. Dicrurus carbonarius (Sharpe). 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 100. 



3 Jc?, 2 ? ? ad. ; Kumusi River, May, June 1907. (Nos. 3045, 3086, 3101, 

 3111,3148). 



According to Meek's sexing the female has a smaller bill and shorter wing. 

 Wing in the males 158, in the females 148 mm. 



112. Oriolus striatus Quoy et Gaim. 

 Ct Nov. Z'lul. 1903. p. 111. 



4 cJ ? ad., (J? imm.; Kumusi River, May, June 1907. (Nos. 3016, 3022, 

 3032, 3065, 3098, 3226.) 



Two immature birds have tiie bill black, and (in one especially) very distinct 

 white superciliaries, sides of throat and ear-coverts almost uniform black. An 

 immature female from Kapaur is similarly marked. 



113. Mino dumontii Less. 



Ct Nov. Zool. W03. p. 113. 



4 cJ ? ad. ; Kumusi River, May, June, August 1907. 



114. Calornis metallicus (Temm.). 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 114. 



(J ? ad., S imm. ; Kumusi River, June 1907. (Nos. 3133, 3134, 316.5.) 



