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feathers of a yellowish colour with red spots, the ear-coverts narrower and greenish 

 yellow. 



37. Cyclopsitta desmaresti desmaresti (Gam.). 

 A large series from Kapanr and Dorey. 



38. Cyclopsitta desmaresti occidentalis Salvad. 



This form is obviously only a subspecies of the former. We have two typical 

 specimens, examined and named by Count Salvadori. They differ from typical 

 desmaresti as follows : 



There is no blue spot on the occiput. 



The blue subocular spot is smaller, being merely a narrow line, and much 

 lighter and more greenish. 



The whole head, including the cheeks, ear-coverts and upper throat, are 

 golden yellow. 



These diiferences are, however, more or less variable. We have several 

 desmai-esti in which the blue occipital spot is not visible. The blue subocular spot 

 is lighter than usual, but not less extended in three skins from uncertain locality, 

 but of the usual Arfak make. These three skins have the sides of the head orange- 

 yellow. They stand thus intermediate between desmaresti and occidentalis, possibly 

 forming an intermediate, third subspecies. This, however, cannot be decided before 

 we know their exact distribution. 



39. Cyclopsitta desmaresti blythi Wall. 



Differs from Cyclopsitta desmaresti occidentalis in the absence of the blue 

 subocular spot. 



We have, nevertheless, a male, shot on Mysol in December 1883 (Powell coll.), 

 which has this spot indicated, showing as it does two or three greenish blue 

 feathers under the eyes. 



This subspecies is only known from Mysol, whence we have two from the 

 Marchesa voyage and one from H. Kiihu. 



40. Cyclopsitta cervicalis Salvad. & D'Alb. 



We have received two specimens from the Upper Brown River, collected by 

 E. Weiske, which agree with Salvadori's and D'Albertis' descriptions of the young 

 bird. These being the only individuals of cervicalis in the Tring Museum, we are 

 unable from personal experience to confirm the descriptions of the extraordinary 

 changes of plumage between the young and old of this species. If these changes 

 are correct, they are unicjue in the genus Cyclopsitta, and also indicate that cervicalis 

 is only an extreme form of desmaresti. 



41. Cyclopsitta diophthalmus diophthalmus (Hombr. & Jacq.). 



Berau Peninsula to Mysol (in Tring from Kuhn), Waigiu, Salvatty and Koflfiao, 

 along the northern coast of New Guinea to Kaiser Wilhelm's Land and to Mt. 

 Astrolabe (Goldie). Specimens from Mt. Astrolabe and Kaiser Wilhelm's Land 

 have been separated as 



