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2. Myzomela boiei. (S. Miill.) 



We have received a beautiful series from Great Banda, and a male from Banda 

 Neira. "The iris is dark brown, feet i)lnmbeons, bill black." In the /emales the 

 feet seem to be less bright, more brownish. This species is evidently restricted to 

 the Banda gronp. 



3. Zosterops chloris S. Mull. 



Common on Great Banda. We have also two specimens from Banda Neira, 

 one of which has an abnormally large bill, while the other agrees with the series 

 from Great Banda. The iris of those from Great Banda, which were shot in 

 September and October, is marked by Kilhn as " bright brown," while Doherty 

 ■described that of the two examples from Banda Neira as " pale brown." The feet 

 ■are " dark grey, bill blackish." This species is also, as far as known, restricted 

 ■to the Banda Islands. 



4. Motacilla boarula melanope (Pall.). 

 Several were shot in October 1898 on Great Banda. 



5. Edoliosoma dispar Salvad. {anteh, p. 15). 

 Great Banda, September and October. 



6. Pachycephala phaeonota (Bp.). 



Great Banda, common, and Banda Neira. " Iris bright brownish grey, feet 

 pale flesh-colour, bill black." Originally described by Bonaparte (ex Miiller, MS. in 

 Mus. Lugd.) from Banda. 



7. Monarcha inornatus snbsp. (?) 



A series from Banda all have very deep rufous abdomina, while the grey of the 

 opper surface is in some as light as in examples from Dammer, which I take to 

 agree with M. i. Icissereiisis, and others are distinctly darker. I am not yet ready 

 to discuss the forms of this Flycatcher. 



8. Rhipidura squamata S. Mlill. 



Described by Miiller from Banda, where it is still common. " Iris brown, feet 

 ■dark plumbeous, bill brownish black." The female has a shorter wing than 

 the tnale. 



It seems very strange that this bird should also be found in Waigin, and I 

 should not be surprised if a good series proved that Count Salvadori's original opinion 

 that it differed from the Banda form was after all correct. (Cf. Ann. Mus. Civ. 

 Genova VII. p. 924, Froc. Zool. Soc. London 1878 p. 84.) 



