(71 ) 



26. Trichoglossus haematodus flavicans Cab. & Rcliw. 



Like massena, but generall}- of a slight!}' more j-ellowish green, a little larger, 

 and the breast-feathers light and with very narrow edges. 



We have two from New Hanover (Capt. Webster coll.). It is also known from 

 the Admiralty and Echiquier Islands. 



27. Trichoglossus haematodus rosenbergi Schleg. 



A most remarkable form characterised by the enormous e.xtent of the greenish 

 yellow band on the nape, which covers the whole hind-neck, th'e dark blue head, the 

 quite blue-black abdomen, and very wide deep blue edges to the red breast-feathers. 



Known only from Korrido and Biak, in the Geelvink Bay, whence we have 

 six skins from Doherty. " Iris orange ; feet blackish ; bill orange-scarlet." 

 (Doherty.) 



28. Trichoglossus haematodus caeruleiceps Allj. & Salvad. 



Differs from 7iigrogidaris in having the whole head blue. Only the type is 

 known from the Kataw River. It may be an abnormity of nigrogularis, but if the 

 observation is true, that it was flying with other blue-headed individuals when shot, 

 it must be a local form of the same group. 



[We are convinced that neither T. coccineifrons, nor T. verreaiuius, are valid 

 species or subspecies, but that they are abnormally coloured examples or hybrids.] 



29. Glossopsittacus goldiei (Sharpe). 



The female does not differ from the inale except in being slightly smaller — 

 wing about 5 mm. shorter. The birds in which the crown is purplish brown and the 

 red confined to the forehead are immature. The purjilish strijjed occipita band is 

 more or less developed in the series before us, irrespective of sex. 



We have received this beautiful little Lory from 4000 and 5000 ft., on the Area 

 River (Emil Weiske coll.), from Mt. Gaivara and the Moroka District, 3000 to 

 6000 ft., in the Owen Stanley Range (Anthony coll.). 



30. Hypocharmosjma wilhelminae (Meyer). 

 Of this apparently rare little Parrot we have only three bad Arfak trade-skins 

 and one male, without exact locality, collected by Emil Weiske in British New 

 Guinea. An apparent female wants the red patch on the back, and the purple of 

 the rump extends further upwards. 



31. Hypocharmosyna placentis placentis (Temm.). 



This common form from the Western Papuan region is before us from Goram- 

 laut, Manggoer (Kuhn), Mysol, Koer and Key Islands. Altogether 41 specimens. 



It differs from subplacens in having a little blue patch on the uropygium, 

 generally deeper blue ear-coverts, and as a rule a darker greenish and less defined 

 yellowish cap. The blue uropygial patch is only developed with age, as it is only 

 indicated or absent in very young birds. 



32. Hjrpocharmosyna placentis subplacens (Scl.). 

 Mount Gayata, Richardson Range, 2000 to 4000 ft., Brown River (Weiske coll.), 

 Milne Bay (A. S. Meek coll.), Woodlark Island (A. S. Meek coll.), Sattelbcrg (Erik 

 Nj-man coll.). We have 38 in all. 



