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The Forms of Carpophaga pinon. 



In the Catalogue of Binh, vol. XXI. pp. 221-4, the "subgenus Zonoenas" 

 contains the following Papuan forms : C^irpophaga muelleri, pinon, westermanni, 

 astrolabiensis, rubiensis, salcadorii, and melanocltroa,a\\ treated as species. C. ?nuelleri 

 and C. melanochroa stand by themselves. The princijial differences between the 

 various other forms are the presence, absence, or indication of light-coloured borders 

 to the wing-coverts. We find, however, a perfect bridge from the entirely uubordered 

 coverts in pinon, through the faintly-bordered ruhicnsis to westermanni and 

 astrolabiensis ; and all the other differences are of the slightest nature, being merely 

 various shades of colour. We can, therefore, only recognise as species (\ pinon 

 C. muelleri and C. melanochroa, while we regard C. astrolabiensis, rubiensis, and 

 westermanni as subspecies ot pinon, the latter name having been created first. 



49. Carpophaga pinon pinon (Qnoy et Gaim.). 



This form is principally an iuhabitaut of the Southern and Western Papuan 

 Islands — Am, Rawak, Batanta, Salwatty, and Mysol. It also enters Papua itself, 

 being found in the Berau Peninsula and on the coasts of British New Guinea. 



We have : — 



1 c?, 1 ? Wammer, Aru group (Powell coll.). 



1 ? Traugan, Aru group (H. Kiihn coll.). 



1 ? Wanambai, Aru group (H. Kiihn coll.) " Iris dark blood-red, eyelids 

 blood-red, feet carmine, bill slaty grey with whitish tip." 



3 Dobbo, Am (C. Webster coll.). 



1 Dobbo, Am (Guillemard coll.). 



2 (?, 2 ? BIysol (H. Kiihn coll.). 



The wing-coverts in those specimens are more or less distinctly edged with pale 

 grey, so that they are hardly distinguishable from some rubiensis. 

 " 1 (?, 1 ? mVsoI (Powell coll.). 

 1 c?, 1 ? Waigiu (Powell coll.). 

 1 ? Batauta (Guillemard coll.). 

 I <? Sorong, from Braijn's hunters. 



1, not sexed, mainland of Xew Guinea, east of Yule Island (Goldie coll.). 

 1 t? Xicura (Lix coll.). 



51). Carpophaga pinon rubiensis Meyer. 



We take it that this form is distributed from Ron and the southern shore of 

 Geelvink Bay (Rubi) to the hills of British New Guinea. We have the following 

 specimejis : — 



2 J, 3 ? Ron Island (W. Dolierty coll.). 



1, without indication of sex, Brown River (Weiske coll.). 



1 „ ,, ,, ,, Moroka District, Owen Stanley Mountains. 



These birds are jierfcctly similar to each other, and differ from C. pinon pinon 

 ill the very conspicuous light grey edges to tlie upper and under wing-coverts and 

 slightly larger size. The wing is 1 to 2 cm. longer. 



