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It may here be meutioned that, when describing R. celebensis sumbcnsis, I 

 omitted to compare it with R. semicoUaris, of which I had no specimen. However, 

 although it is closely allied with the latter, it seeius to dilTor in having a wider black 

 band across the lower throat and chest. This is the same character in which 

 A', o'leheiisis differs from /'. semicollaris, the darker colonr above, mentioned by 

 Huttikofer, hardly being a distinctive character. I must await more material to 

 discnss these forms again, bnt it seems evident to me that R. semicollaris, celehensis, 

 and sumbemis are very closely allied and can only be treated as subspecies. 



67. Terpsiphone floris Btittik. (Nov. Zool. III. p. 585). 



A series from Mangarai. They agree perfectly with Biittikofer's original 

 description, and it seems to me strange that it has not been separated from 

 T. aj/i/iis before, as it differs very much from it. 



The Snmba form (T. sumhaensis A. B. Meyer) is very closely allied. It should 

 only be separated subspecifically. A specific separation would lead to confusion, 

 as only the very old ma/cx differ, perfectly old tnalcs of T.Jloris not being separable 

 from less adult males of T.Jloris sumbaiinsis. 



•58. Culicicapa ceylonensis sejuncta subsp. nov. 



Differs from C. ce)/lonensis ceylonensis in having the yellow colonr reaching up 

 to the lower throat, so that only the chin and throat are ashy. This ashy colour is 

 also much lighter, almost whitish. Most of the specimens are also a little more 

 golden olive above. Wing also much shorter, 7nales o'7 to 5-Q, female 5'5 mm., 

 while in C. c. ceylonensis the males have the wings about G-5, females about (i to 

 (i-1 mm. The specimens from Suraba, which I called C. ceylonensis (Nov. Zooi.. 

 III. p. 584), belong also to this new subspecies, as two well-prepared skins from 

 Everett's natives clearly show, while it was not easy to discnss the set of ratlier 

 jioor skins sent by Doherty. 



•59. Hirundo striolata (Temm. & Schleg.). 



One male, shot at 3300 feet elevation in S. Flores, has very wide black 

 stripes below, and very strong black striations on the rump. Its wing measures 

 122 mm. I think it belongs to H. striolnfn and not to //. japonica, which has been 

 recorded from Flores. 



•60. Pitta maria Hartert (Nov. Zooi.. III. p. .585). 



There is, lipsides a large series of the following species. Pitta concinna Gould, 

 one skin of P. maria with a label in Everett's handwriting, bearing the following 

 inscription : " Irides chocolate ; bill jet-black ; legs pale purplish brown. November 

 ISOfi, (J nat. coll., S. Flores, low country." It is no doubt my P. maria, fnWy 

 agreeing with the tyjje-specimcn and a series received since from Mr. Everett, onlj' 

 there is no white at all in the wing, a character also fonnd in other specimens from 

 Sumba, while others have a small white spot on the fifth or fourth and fifth primary. 

 .\s Mr. Everett is very careful with the labelling of his specimens, as the label is tied 

 in his original manner, and as there is no possibility of the label ^ffiving become 



