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The adult specimens agree well with P. cinctiis lettiensis, except No. 4 (a 

 male), which closely reseuiWes ottonis from Damruer Islaml, which is not easy to 

 separate, unless a series is compared, when it becomes at once clear enough. 



3. Ptilinopus xanthogaster xanthogaster (Wairler). 



Cf. Nor. Zool. 1906, p. i88. 



5 c?? ad., Sermatta, June 1906 (Nos. 9-13). 

 " Iris snlphnr-yellow, feet light green, bill olive-green." 



These birds are typical P. x. xanthogaster, and not P. x. roseipUeiim, which 

 occurs on Moa and other islands of the South- West group. 



4. Carpophaga rosacea (Temm.). 



Cf. Nov. Zool. 1908. p. 289. 



4 (f ? ad., Sermatta, June 1906 (Nos. 14-17). 

 " Iris scarlet, feet carmine, bill slate." 



5. Macropygia magna magna Wall. 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1904. p. 182. 



(J ad., Sermatta, 17 June 1906 (No. 18). 



" Iris brick-red, feet violet, bill sulphur-yellow." 



Agreeing well with a large series ftom the South-West Islands (Wetter, Roma, 

 Kisser, etc.). M. magna timorlaocnsis, a close ally, is easily distinguished by its 

 much less rufous underside and darker rufous head. 



6. Turtur tigrinus (Temm. & Knip). 



Cf. Nov. Zool. 190G. p. 289. 



c? ad., Sermatta, 22 June 1906 (No. 19). 



7. Chalcophaps chrysochlora timoriensis Bp. 



Cf. Nov. Zool. 1904. p. 183. 



5 ad., c? juv., Sermatta, 22, 23 June 1906 (Nos. 20, 21). 



The adult male is in poor condition, but the large white patch on the shoulder- 

 one of the characters for distinguishing C. c. timorioi.i/.i — is very conspicuous. 



8. Geopelia maugeus (Temm. & Kniji). 

 Cf. Nov. Zool. 1906. p. 289. 



1 c?, 5 ? ? ad., Sermatta, June 1906 (Nos. 22-27). 

 " Iris slate, feet violet, bill slate." 



9. Sterna bergii pelecanoides King. 



Cf. Nor. Zool. 1906. p. 289. 



cJ ad., ? juv., Sermatta, June 1906 (Nos. 28, 29). 



"Iris chocolate-brown, feet black ; bill : base bluish, tij) whitish yellow." 



