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0. Rallicula forbesi Sliarjie. 



Sonth-Eastern New Guinea. 



We have 12 specimens : — 



3 ? Aroa River, 40Ui) to TOno ft. (E. Weiske coll.). 



2 cJ between Rivers Laroki and Vanapa (E. Weiske coll.). 



3 c?, 1 ? Owen Stanley Mountains (native coll.). 



1 (? " north coast of British Xew Giiinea" (?) (Anthony coll.). 

 1 cf Mt. Scratchley (collector unknown). 

 1 c? Mt. Cameron (collector unknown). 



T. Porphyrio melanotus Teram. 



S ad. Tranjran, x\ru Islands. " Iris brownish-red, feet flesh-colour, frontal 

 shield bright red, bill more of a blackish bluish-red." 



LIMI(!OLAE. 

 1. Ochthodromus geoflfroyi (Wagl.). 



On^ female was shot by Mr. Kiihn on November 23rd on Mariri Island, Aru 

 group. It has tlie wing (rather worn) about l-tT mm. long. 



We have before us 41 skins from various localities, but our series consists only 

 of migrants, so that we cannot yet answer the question of the existence of a larger 

 (eastern) and smaller (western) race. 



2. Aegialitis dubius (Scop.). 



One female sent by Dr. Erik Nyman from Stephansort in Kaiser Wiihelm's 

 Land. It is a very dark and short-winged specimen. 



AVe have before us not less than 71 specimens, but the series of birds from the 

 breeding-places and collected during the nesting season is not rich, so that we are 

 not ready to discuss the various subspecies that may possibly be comi)rised under 

 the above name. 



3. Tringoides hypoleucus (L). 



This bird fre([uents also the shores of the Paimau Islands, thougii we have only 

 received it from Simltang in German New Guinea (Dr. E. Nyman coll. 3 1.8.1 »',)'.»), 

 and from Mysol, where Kiihn obtained it in January. 



We liavc now 107 specimens of this ubiipiitous bird Ijefore us. 



4. Limonites ruficoUis (Pall.). 



One male, Simbanp:, 4.0.1809 (Erik Nyman coll.). 

 We iiave 43 specimens before us. 



Mr. Albert Meek procured it for us on St. Aignan, Gnillemard and I'Dwell on 

 Weeda Island, near Halmahera. 



