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1 (? ad. and jnv. Biak (Doherty coll.). 



74 specimens in all. 



A cnrions fact in the distribntion of this bird is the extent of its range to 

 the northern islands in Geelvink Bay, while we have no record whatever of the 

 occurrence in New Guinea. 



Our specimens from Mefor and Biak are remarkably dark on the nudersurface, 

 but our material is too scanty to admit of their separation as a subspecies, especially 

 since they are matched by some specimens from other countries. 



Dr. A. B. Meyer and Wiglesworth in their grand work on the Birds of 

 Celebes doubt somewhat the possibility of separating Chalcophaps imiica 

 sangkircnsis Bias., but the absence of the grey colour from the crown and mere 

 indication — instead of strong development — of the white superciliary line seem to 

 be peculiar to sanghirensis, and we therefore consider the latter well worthy to be 

 admitted as a subspecies. 



The form from Christmas Island (north of Java), known as Chalcophaps 

 natalis Lister, is evidently only a subspecies of Ch. imiica,, as the red rump and 

 central rectrices which are so remarkable in the female, are sometimes strongly 

 indicated in specimens from other countries as well. 



We have one male and iy^o females collected by C. W. Andrews. 



99. Chalcophaps chrysochlora (Wagl.). 



Of this wide-spread pigeon — it extends from Timor over the South-East and 

 Key Islands, and Southern New Guinea to the New Hebrides and Australia — we 

 have the following specimens before us : — 



1 (J ad., 2 i juv. Atapupu, Timor (A. Everett coll.). 



1 ¥ ad. Timor-Laut (H. 0. Forbes coll.). 



1 <? ad., 2 i ad., 1 ? juv. Koer Island (H. Klihn coll.). 



2 c? ad., 1 ¥ juv. Manggoer Island (H. Kuhn coll.). 



1 c? ad., 12 S juv., 1 ? ad. Toeal, Little Key Island (H. Klihn coll.). 



2 S ad., 2 juv. Woeloer, Dammer Island (H. Kiihn coll.). 



3 c? ad., 2 ? ad., 1 juv. Great Bauda (H. Kuhn coll.). 



4 New Hebrides. 



1 Vate, New Hebrides (Layard coll.). 



5 ? Naiabui, New Guinea (D'Albertis coll.). 



2 ? juv. Rossel Island (A. Meek coll.). 



2 c?, 4 ? ad. St. Aignau (A. Meek coll.). 



<? ? ad. Woodlark (A. Meek coll.). 



S ? ad. Trobriand Island, Kiriwini Group (A. Meek coll.) 



1 cJ ad. Fergusson Island (A. Meek coll.). 



1 (? ad. Australia (from Sale-room). 



1 ? ad. New South Wales (Hugel coll.). 



1 ? ad. Richmond River, Queensland (Cockercll coll.). 



1 ? juv. Cooktown (Olive coll.). 



1 Norfolk Island (purchased from H. Travers). 



lOH. Chalcophaps stephani Ueichenbach. 



We have at present 37 specimens : — 

 1 juv. Menado, Celebes (Nat. coll.). 

 1 ? Macassar (Doherty coll.). 



