NOVITATES ZOOLOOIOAE XXII. 1915. 37 



We have now received of this E. t. good/ellowi (if dififereut from E. t. papuana) 

 2 S S ad., 4 ? ? ad., and 3 youDg aud semi-adnlts, collected on Dampier Island in 

 January and February 1914 (Nos. 6514, 6515, 6516, 6518, 6521, 6542, 6544, 6581, 

 6601). 



The iris of all is described as dark brown, bill black, feet light horn-colonr. 



The wings of the adult males measure 61 and 64 mm. 



47. Lonchura tristissima (Wall.). 



Mtniia tristissima Wallace, Proc. Zool. Soc. Londiin, 180.'), p. 479 (N.W. Peninsula, New Guinea). 



11 cJ?, Dampier Island, February and March 1914 (Nos. 6749, 6753, 6754, 

 6755, 6767, 6768, 6769, 6773, 6774, 6775, 6776J. 

 " Iris dark brown ; bill and feet slate-bine." 



48. Aplonis cantoroides (Gray). 



Calornis cantoroides G. R. Gray, Proc. Zonl. Soc. London, 18G1, pp. 431, 436 (Mysol). 

 (Cf. Nov. Zool. 1914, p. 218). 



lie?? ad., about half moulting, chiefly on wings, body plumage, some on tails, 

 shot on Dampier Island from February 2 to 18, 1914 (Nos. 6540, 6556, 6630, 6036, 

 6658, 6674, 6675, 6687, 6689, 6690, 6694). 



" Iris crimson, bright red, or yellowish red." 



49. Aplonis metallica metallica (Temm.). 



Lamprolornts metullicus Temminck, PI. Co/. 266 (1824 — "Timor," ''Celebes" — errore ! Corrected 

 terra typica Amboina !) 



The Shining Starling from Dampier Island is quite typical " metallica." 

 Mr. Stresemann has written a very useful little article on the forms of Aplonis 

 (or Lamprocorax as he called it then) metallicits in JVov. Zool. xix. p. 311. We 

 cannot, however, agree with him in all points. First of all, we think that the 

 Australian form must be separated, because the j)urple area on the back encloses a 

 much larger and much more conspicuous dark green patch than in A. m. metallica. 

 The Australian form must be called Aplonis metalliciis pwpiirascen.s (Gray). (Cf. 

 Calornis purpurascens Gray, Uandl. Birds ii. p. 26, no. 6377, name based on 

 Gould's plate in B. Australia (sub nomine metallica), terra typica = Cape York.) 

 Secondly, we cannot see that the specimens from the Louisiade and D'Entreeasteaux 

 Islands are anything but typical metallica, and we cannot see in them an approach 

 towards A. met. nitidus, as Mr. Stresemann maintains. 



We have received from Dampier Island 8 c? ? ad. (Nos. 6595, 6029, 6635, 6638, 

 6639, 6659, 6604, 6606) and 1 juv. (No. 6528), all collected in February 1914. It 

 is of course established beyond doubt that the sexes are alike, and that all the birds 

 with the underside white and striped with metallic^green are more or less young. 

 Two of the adult birds are moulting. 



