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8. Mirafra horsfieldi parva (Swinh). 



The small blackish lark mentioned before in Nov. Zocii,. ill. iip. 568, 594, as 

 being found in Lombok and Sambawa is also common in Sava, whence Mr. Everett 

 sent a good series. I now donbt the possibility of sejjarating these birds even 

 snbsiiecifically from the Australian ^f. korsfieldi, unless they are smaller. Whether 

 this is the case or not I cannot decide before having a larger series of Australian 

 specimens for comparison. Even J/", horsfieldi is very closely allied to M. jamnicn, 

 being only, j)erhai)s, less brownisli and more blackisli above. A series of Java 

 specimens is also a special desideratum. 



!». Taeniopygia iusularis (Wall.). 



A number of males and females, but none in full ])hmiage. 6 immature. 

 "Irides cherry-red; bill coral-red; legs ochreous yellow." 



10. Munia punctulata (?) nisoria (Temm.). 



1 am fully convinced that a series of immature specimens of a Munia of the 

 punctulata group from Sava belongs to a distinct subspecies, as they are very pale 

 and the edges of the feathers of the breast and sides of body of a purer black ; but 

 as there is no full plumaged adult bird before me I cannot be sure about it, and 

 must record the Savu bird as doubtfully belonging to M. p. nisoria. 



11. Munia pallida Wall. 

 Fully agree with those from other islands. 



12. Rhipidura celebensis sumbensis Hart. 



One adult male and two immature birds from Savu. S ad. " Bill dark brown ; 

 maxilla almost black ; legs dark brown." Wing 74 mm. (W. Nov. Zool. III. 

 p. 5S5.) 



13. Myiagra riifigula Wall. 



A series of 8avu, agreeing with the types from Timor (and t he small island of 

 Semao, close to Timor) in the British Museum. 



On p. 171 in Vol. III. of this journal I recorded Mijiagra riiji(jula from 

 Djampea and Kalao. When doing so I had noticed that the bills of the Djampea 

 and Kalao skins were somewhat narrow, when compared with those in the British 

 Musi'uni: Irat as there are only three males of that species in the national collection, 

 I did not consider myself justified to attach any imjiortance to tliat sliglit difference, 

 and did not even mention it. I now find that the iSavu series agrees witli the 

 Timor birds in the width of their bills, and it becomes therefore necessary to call 

 the Djampea and Kalao l)irds by a special subspecific term — 



Myiagra rufigiila colouus snlisp. nov. 



Distinguished from M. r. rufiyula by its bill being only about 7 mm. Iiroad, or 

 even less, at base, while that of .1/. mfii/ula rafujula is about 8 mm. broad at base. 

 I do not see any other dill'ereuce between the two forms, e.\cept that the tail seems 



