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15. C. melanogenia suavissima Scl. 

 Smith-Eastern New Guinea. See antea, p. 74. 



16. C. nigrifrons nigrifrons Rchw. 

 Augusta River in northern German New Guinea. 



17. C. nigrifrons macilwraithi Rothsch. 



Exact distribution not known. Part of British New Guinea. DifTer.s from 

 V. n. nigrifrons in its shorter wing and more binish forehead. See anted, p. 75. 



18. C. nigrifrons amabilis Rchw. 



Huon Gulf to Milne Bay and Collingwood Bay. Differs in being smaller. 

 The forehead dark blackish blue. See anted, p. 75. 



19. C. guglielmi III. (Schleg.). 

 Salwatty and opposite coast of New Guinea. 



We have thus at present 10 species in 19 forms. The Hand-list of Dr. Sharpe 

 (1900) enumerates 19 species, Salvadori, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. XX. (1891), 15 species. 



49. Microglossus aterrimus aterrimus (Gm.). 



The typical Microglossus aterrimus is evidently distributed all over New 

 Guinea. We have the following specimens : — 



Two Beran Peninsula, from Bruijn's hunters. 



One Dorey (Guillemard coll.). 



One (J Takar (Doherty coll.). 



One Stephansort, Dec. 1899 (E. Nyman coll.). 



One Konstantinhafen (Kubary coll.). 



One German New Guinea (Cotton and Webster). 



One Nicura, British New Guinea (Lix coll.). 



Two Brown River (E. Weiske coll.). 



These are all very large birds with huge beaks, and measure as follows :- 



Cnlmen over the ciwve from end of feathering to tip. 



Two Berau Peninsula, 133, 131 mm. ; wings, 375, 400 mm. 



One Dorey, 110 mm. ; wing, 350 mm. 



One S Takar, 144 mm. ; wing, 400 mm. 



One Stephansort (? tj), 148 mm. ; wing, 395 mm. 



One Konstantinhafen, 109 mm. ; wing, 370 ? (moulting). 



One German New Guinea, 105 mm. ; wing, 360 mm. 



One Nicura, 136 mm. ; wing, 400 mm. 



Two Brown River, 122, 113 mm. ; wings, 395, 385 mm. 



Cnlmen, 105 to 144 mm. ; wing, 351) to 400 mm. Males are evidently larger 

 ihwa females. 



At Kapaur and Onin the black cockatoo is sacred, and it means, according to 

 Doherty, certain death to kill one. The bird is frequent and very tame at Kapaur. 



50. Microglossus aterrimus alecto (Less.). 



Individuals from the Western Papuan Islands and from the Am gronp are 

 so much smaller than tliose from New Guinea, that they must be recognised as 

 a subspecies. 



<f Salwatty (Doherty), culmen, 91 mm. ; wing, 340 mm. 



% Mysol (Kilhn), culmen, 95 mm. ; wing, 341 mm. 



