( i"c ) 



18. Ptilinopus perlatus zonurus Salvad. 



Am Islands, British New Guinea, and Fly lliver. Also Fergiissoii and Good- 

 enough Islands. 



1 (S Kobroor, Aru (H. Kiiliu). 



2 Aru Islands (bought from Whitely). 



4 Fergusson (Albert S. Meek), 1 t?, 3 sex not ascertained. 

 1 ? Goodenough Islands, D'Entrecasteanx grouj) (Meek). 

 1 S Milne Bay (A. S. Meek). 



1 Brown River (Emil Weiske), not sexed. 



2 (? ? Mt. Gayata, Itichardson Range (Weiske coll.). 



10. Ptilinopus perlatus plumbeicollis A. B. Meyer. 



Known only from Kaiser Wilhelm's Land. 



1 ¥ Kunstautiuhafen, April l!S94 (Kubary coll.). 



20. Ptilinopus rivolii rivolii (Prev. & Knip.). 



New Ireland, New Hanover, and Duke of York Island. 



We have 7 specimens: 3 cJ, 1 ?, New Hanover (Webster coll.); 2 S, 1 ¥, 

 New Ireland. 



21. Ptilinopus rivolii prasinorrhous Gray. 



The distrilintion of this form is very wide and peculiar. It is found on the 

 Key Islands, extends along the South-East Islands to the Moluccas, thence to the 

 Western Pajinan Ishmds, and from there to the islands in Geelvink Bay, as far 

 south as Ron, according to a specimen bought by Doherty on Ron. We have 48 

 .specimens : 



2 cJ, 1 ? Add, north of Great Key (Kiihn). 



9 <?, 2 ¥ Toeal, Little Key (Webster and Kiihn). 



2 c? Teoor, Stiuth-East Islands (Kiihn). "Iris dark brown, feet carmine, bill 

 sulphur-yellow." 



4 c?, 1 ? Goram-laut (Kiihn). 



3 c?, 4 ¥ Kisoei Island (Kiihn). 



5 c? Kilsoein, Kocr grouii (Kiihn). 



2 cJ Koer Island (Kiihnj. 



3 c?, 1 ¥ Kayeli, Bnru (Doherty). 

 1 S Mt. Mada, Burn (Dnmas). 



1 (i AVecda Islamls, near Halmahera rGniik'mavd coll.). "Iris orange: bill 

 chrome-yellow ; feet dull coral red." 



2 <?, 1 ¥ Jobi Island (Bruiju). 



3 c? Traitor's Island (Bruijn, per Guillemard)» 

 1 c? Ron (bought liy Doherty from natives). 



AVe see no material ditfereuces in our large series, though it appears to 

 Mr. Hartert that the mules from the Geelvink Bay have the purjile abdominal patch 

 brighter in colour. 



