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39. Megaloprepia magnifica septentrionalis A. B. Meyer. 



Differs only from puella in having the nndersnrface of the tail less blackish 

 and more brownish -gre}'. 



Jobi Island and north coast of New Guinea from Takar to Kafu and Humboldt 

 Bay. 



Wo have the following 18 specimens: — 



3 Jobi (Braijn coll.). 



2 (?, 4 ? Marai, Jolii (W. Doherty coll.). 

 1 ? Serui, Jobi, (Bruijn's hunters coll.). 



3 cJ, 3 ? , 1 sex doubtful, Takar (W. Doherty coll.) 

 1 ? Tana Mera (W. Doherty coll.). 



40. Megaloprepia magnifica poliura Salvad. 



Differs from sepfentrionalis in having the nndersnrface of the tail still paler 

 and more greyish. Replaces the former in Eastern New Guinea, extending from 

 the Huon Gulf, round by Colliugwood and Milne Bays to British New Guinea. 



We have the following 14 specimens : — 



1 S Konstantinhafen (Knbary coll.). 



1 (?, 2 S Sattelberg (Erik Nyman coll.). 



2 Simbang (Cotton & Webster coll.). 



1 t? Collingwood Bay (A. S. Meek, coll.). 



1 c? Chado Bay (A. S. Meek coll.). 



1 (J, 2 ¥ Milne Bay (A. S. Meek coll.). 



1 Brown River (E. Weiske coll.). 



1 British New Guiaea (Goldie coll.). 



1 Dora, British New Guinea (Lix coll.). 



Dr. A. B. Meyer includes under his septentrionalis specimens from Konstantin- 

 hafen. Our specimen from that place, with Kubary's original label, however, is 

 identical with the most typical poliura, both from Huon Gulf and British New 

 Guinea. 



The Genus CARPOPHAGA. 

 41. Carpophaga myristicivora (Scop.). 

 We are sorry to say that we are unable to acknowledge the genus Globicera. If 

 Globicera were upheld we should also have to make separate genera for PtiUnopiis 

 insolitus Schleg. and Ptilinopiis (jranulifrons Hart., which to our mind would be 

 absurd ; for, with the exception of the frontal excrescences, these two species are 

 almost identical with Ftilinopus iozonus and Ptilinopus hjogaster respectively ! 

 We have at present 14 specimens of Carpophaga mijristicivora :— 



4 Mysol (H. Kiihn coll.). 

 1 Batanta (Powell coll.). 

 1 Sorong (Bruijn coll.). 



1 Halmahera (Bruijn coll.). 



7 Weeda Islands, near Halmahera ((Juillemard coll.). 



Count Salvadori doubts Bruijn's locality " Halmahera," and therefore does not 

 include the Northern Moluccas in the localities quoted in the Catalogue of Birds; 

 but, as onr seven specimens from the Weeda Islands undonbtedly came from there, 

 there is no great reason to doubt Bruijn's accuracy in this case. 



