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59. Haliastur Indus girrenera (Vieill.)- 

 Fergusson Island. " Iris hazel." Typical (jirreneru, with pure white head. 



E. H. 



60. Milvus migrans affinis (Gould). 

 Fergusson Island. 



61. Falco ernesti Sharpe. 

 A large and very Asxk female was shot in Woodlark Island on August ."rd, 1895. 

 " Iris dark hazel." (See antei, p. 18.) E. II. 



62. Carpophaga vanwycki Cass. 



Egum Islands. " Iris red." Wing 218 — 233 mm. E. H. 



63. Carpophaga salvadorii Tristr. 



Fergusson Island. Qiee Xuv. Zool. II. p. 63.) E. H. 



64. Carpophaga zoeae (Less.). 

 Fergusson Island. "Iris white; feet and legs red." The specimens from 

 Fergusson are quite like specimens from Dutch New Guinea, Jobi, German New 

 Guinea, and several places in British New Guinea. The metallic green line between 

 the vinous hind-neck and the deep chestnut back is more or less distinct. Dr. A. 

 B. Meyer {Abh. imid Ber. Mus. Dresden, 1891, No. 2, p. 13) has separated a form 

 from Kaiser-Wilhelmsland as C. zoeae orientalis, but I cannot see any differences 

 between our birds from Kaiser-Wilhelmsland and those from the other parts 

 mentioned above. The metallic green on the back is more or less developed in all ; 

 the chin is not more white in any of my Kaiser-Wilhelmsland specimens ; some 

 metallic greenish gloss is often visible on the breast-band, and not confined to skins 

 from German New Guinea. Therefore the validity of Dr. Meyer's subspecies seems 

 very improbable to me. E. H. 



65. Reinwardtoenas reinwardti griseotincta Hartert. 

 (?. Fergusson Islan<l. " Iris hazel." In coloration similar to skins from 

 German and British New Guinea. Wing not measurable, because moulting. 



E. Jl. 



66. Caloenas nicobarica (Linn.). 

 The Nicobar pigeon was found in the Trobriand and Egum Islands. " Iris bluish 

 white." 



67. Ptilopus zonurus Salvad. 

 Fergusson Island. " Iris light red." The sexes do not dilTer. 



68. Ptilopus strophium (Jould. 

 One cJ from Egum, agreeing with specimens from S.E. New Guinea, I)ut with 

 the bill alx)ut 3 mm. longer. " Iris red." Salvadori, Cat. B. XXI. p. 135, gives the 

 iris as " yellow " on the authority of " Ingham." E. IL 



