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74. Geoffroyus personatus capistratus (Gray). 



(This is the form geuerally called kei/ensis.) Plnm-bliie crown-feathers red 

 towards the bases. Very large, very yellowish green, esjiecially the tail very 

 yellowish ; the middle rectrices greenish golden yellow with bright light-green 

 margins. Ear-coverts with a lilac wash. Under wing-coverts light blue. 



Wing oi mail's about 188 — 192 mm. 



Head o^ female rather pale. 



Only known from the Key Islands, whence we have 1.3 skins. 



7.5. Geoflfroyus personatus timorlaoensis Meyer. 



Differs from capistratus in being smaller. AVing of adnlt male (marked 

 " Typns " by the author) iu Triiig Museum 183 mm. 

 Tenimber or Timor-laut Islands. 



76. Geoffroyus personatus aruensis (Gray). 



Smaller, and of a darker green than eapistratus and timorlaoensis, blue crown- 

 feathers greyish (not red !) towards the bases. 



Wing of males about 163 — 168 mm. 



Am Islands, South-Eastern New Guinea, and Fergusson Island in the 

 D'Entrecasteaux group. We are not able to separate specimens from Aru, British 

 New Guinea (Brown River, collected by Emil Weiske ; Milne Bay, collected by 

 A. S. Meek) and Fergusson Island. We have now 29 skins. 



77. (?) GeoSroyus personatus orientalis Meyer. 



We are somewhat iu doubt if this supposed subspecies can be satisfactorily 

 separated. It seems to us that it is like aruensis in both se.xes, e.xcejit that the 

 blue of the under wing-coverts is generally a shade lighter, the red of the face a 

 shade lighter, and the wing often 2 or 3 mm. shorter. 



In the original description the male has been compared with the widely different 

 rliodops, and XXm: Jemale originally described was probably not quite adult, thongh 

 perhaps the crown does uot become so deep chocolate-brown as in typical aruensis. 



Geoffroyus personatus orientalis inhabits the coasts round Huon Gulf in Kaiser 

 Wilhelm's Laud. We have five skins, collected at Simliang and on the Sattelberg 

 by the late Dr. Erik Nymau. 



78. Geoffroyus personatus sudestiensis Vis. 



Closely allied to aruensis, but dift'ering in the total absence of a reddish brown 

 spot near the shoulders. 



This form is only known from Sudest and St. Aignau Islands, in the Louisiade 

 group. ((Jf. Nov. ZooL. 1898, p. 551.) 



79. Geoffroyus personatus cyanicarpus Hart. 



Agrees with sudestiensis in the total absence of the reddish brown sjKit on the 

 wings, but differs as follows ; The whole edge of the wing, from the bend to 

 the begiimiug of the outmost jiriinary blue like the under wing-covc^ts, instead of 



