NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXII. 1915. 4] 



Wing 353 or 354 mm. 



The sexes differ evidently in size, but it is a mistake to suppose that the 

 reddish individuals are females— in fact, the colorations seem to be merely indi- 

 vidual, and neither dependent on sex uor on age. 



IT. Haliastur Indus gfirrenera Vieill. 



Cf. Nov. Zunl. 1914, p. 210. 



? , Vnlcau Island, 9. xii. 1913. (No. 6404.) 



Interesting specimen in adult plumage with the exception of some quills which 

 are still of the juvenile brown plumage. 



18. Tyto alba meeki (Rothsch. &, Hart.). 



Antea, p. 29. 



J' ad., Vulcan Island, 28. xii. 1913. (No. 6487.) 



Entirely like the specimens from Dampier Island and Collingwood Bay. 



19. Ninox connivens assimilis Salvad. & d'Alb. 



Antea, p. 30. 



<? ?, Vulcan Island, December 1913. (Nos. 6408, 6410.) 



" Iris bright yellow ; bill black ; feet dull yellow." 



These two birds have the upperside somewhat darker than those from the 

 Giriwu River and Dampier Island, and the longitudinal white spots on the under- 

 side stand ont in rather sharp contrast. Perhaps this is only due to their being 

 in very fresh plumage, but it would be interesting to compare larger series. 



20. Nasiterna pusio? 



Antea, p. 30. 



12 c?c?, Vulcan Island, end of November and December 1913. (Nos. 6312, 6411, 

 6420, 6423, 6424, 6425, 6454, 6455, 6456, 6459, 6461, 6560.) 



Two of these specimens are young and have a dark dull green, not blue, 

 crown. 



21. Trichoglossus haematodus intermedius Rothsch. & Hart. 



T richoglossus haematodus intermedius Rotlischild and Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 70 (Kaiser 

 Wilhelm's Land, type from Stephansort). 



10 c??, Vulcan Island, November and December 1913. (Nos. 6278, 6279, 6280, 

 6282, 6300, 6348, 6355, 0359, 6303, 6374.) 



" Iris dull red, yellowish red (mostly), bright red ; bill bright red, once bright 

 red and yellow ; feet ashy blue." 



It is very interesting to find this bird, hitherto only known from Stephans- 

 ort, Limbang, Bongu, and Sattelberg *) on Vulcan Island, while T. h. massena 

 lives on Dampier, which must have received it from the Bismarck Archipelago. 



22. Scythrops novaehollandiae Latli. 



Antea, p. 31. 



3 ? ? ad., Vulcan Island, November and December 1913. (Nos. 6299, 6421, 

 6426.) 



* See also Xov. Zuol. xxi. 1914. p. 10! 



