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*2(i. Lophozosterops (an potius Zosterops ?) subcristata Hai-tert. 



This species, or perhaps subspecies, differs IVom [,. dohertiji Hartert from 

 Saiubawa by haviug the ear-coverts lighter and yellowish (not olive), in the crest 

 being much shorter, the forehead paler brown, the guttate spots not so sharply 

 defined and not so pure white. Although 1 promised {antea,'p. 171) to say more 

 about the generic affinities of this curious little bird, I am only able to repeat 

 that in the development of the crest it stands a little between Lophozosterops 

 dohcrtiji and ordinary Zosterops without a crest, thus diminishing the value of 

 the genus Lojihozosterops. 



•27. Anthus rufulus medius (Wall.). 

 Three specimens from the hills of tlie JMangarai district. Sec antea, p. 2G5. 



•28. Anthus gustavi Swinh. 

 Two skins from the Mangarai district. 



*29. Motacilla boarula melanope (Pall.). 

 From elevations of about 3000 feet in the Mangarai district. 



30. Mirafra horsfieldi parva (Swinh.). 



Two skins from Mangarai. They are like those mentioned before (p. 266) from 

 Savu, but one is much darker above, while the other also has the edges of the 

 feathers on the upper surface less distinct than the Savu birds, but this is probably 

 due to age. See my remarks p. 266. I am not yet any more sure about these 

 forms, and it will be necessary to get a series from Java as well as from Australia 

 to decide finally about the aflSnities of these larks. M. parva Swinh. w-as originally 

 described from Flores. The wings of our two skins measure (?) 70'5, (sex ?) 

 72 mm. 



31. Munia quinticolor (Vieill.). 



(Cf Sharpe, Cat. B. XIII. p. 330.) A small series from the low country of Flores 

 up to about 3300 feet. The colour of the rump differs, the straw-yellow evidently 

 being faded or worn off from the golden maroon of the freshly moulted bird. Sumba 

 skins do not differ from those of Flores. Lombok specimens were separated by 

 Sharpe, Cat. B. XIII. p. 340, as J/, wallacei on account of the glossy maroon, not 

 yellow rump and upper tail-coverts. I find, however, with the large series now 

 before me, that this difference is very slight and not constant, if at all true, 

 but that the Lombok bird must be scparatoil sul)specifically, if not specifically, 

 because the crown is much more rufous and not so dusky brown. The wing is also 

 shorter in M. quinticolor tvallacei (Sharpe). Cf Nov. Zool. III. pp. 559, 583. 



32. Munia molucca propinqua (Sharpe). 

 Common. 



33. Munia punctulata uisoria (Temm.). 



Also not rare. 



