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More material is required to find ont whether there is another Geelvink Bay 

 subspecies or not. 



We have two typical C. m. aurantia from Konstautinhat'eu, collected by the late 

 Mr. J. Kubary. 



The Genus MYRISTICIVORA. 



Here again our readers may be surprised tliat we have treated such apparently 

 very closely allied forms as species, with binomial nomenclature, but we think 

 the following facts will explain our reasons for doing so. 



First of all, we find in some localities at least two species occurring together : 

 for instance, we have before us specimens of Mi/risticiwra bicolor and melanura 

 from Halmahera, specimens of JA bicolor and M. spilorrhoa from Arn, and 

 M. luctuosn and bicolor from Menado, Celebes. Then, however big a series has 

 been examined, iutermediate specimens between the various forms have hitherto 

 not been found. Our knowledge of the habits and nesting areas is very meagre, 

 being almost confined to the two species at the extreme ends of the area of 

 distribution of the genus — namely, to M. bicolor and M. spilorrhoa. 



Our series of just one hundred specimens is as follows : — 



56. Mjrristicivora bicolor (Scop.). 



3 <J Car Nicobar (A. L. Butler coll.). 



1 c?, 1 (?) Camorta, Nicobars (Wimberley coll.). 



1 ? Si Oban, west of Sumatra (Modigliaui coll.). 



2 ? Lago (Raap coll.). 



1 Pulu-lant, north of Borneo (C. Hose coll.). 



1 c? Fnln Paujang (C. Hose coll.). 



2 cJ, 1 ? Pulu Tega, north of Borneo (J. Whitehead coll.). 

 1 S Marindnque, Philippines (Steere coll.). 



1 S Guimaras, Philippines (Steere coll.). 

 1 S Suln Islands (Dr. Platen coll.). 



3 Menado, Celebes (Cursham coll.). 



1 Kabruang, 2 Tagulaudang, 2 Pulu Api (Cursham coll.;. 

 1 Mantehage, 1 Siao, 1 Great Sangir (Cursham coll.). 

 3 Lirung, Talaut (from Waterstradt's natives). 

 1 S Djampea Island (Everett coll.). 

 1 (? jnv. Batjan (Platen coll.).| 

 1 6 Batjan (W. Doherty coll.). 



1 (J Weeda Islands, near Halmahera (Guillemard coll.). 



2 (?, 1 ? Ceram-laut <H. Kuhn coll.). 



1 cJ, 1 ? Kisoei, Watoebela (H. Kuhn coll.). 



3 cJ, 2 ? Teoor (H. Kiihn coll.). 



1 <?, 1 ? Toeal, Little Key (H. Kiihn coll.). 

 1 Toeal, Little Key ((!. Webster coll.). 

 1 Dobbo, Aru (C. Webster coll.). 



This bird is also recorded from the coasts of the Malay Peninsula, Cochin 

 China, Billiton, Java, and the Tenimber Islands. 



