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111. Talegallus cuvieri cuvieri Less. 



Western New Guinea (Berau Peninsnla), (Salwatty, aud Mysol, but never 

 in the Moluccas. The locality " Gilolo," which is given in the Cat. B. Brit. Miis. 

 XXII. J). 4(1.5, on the evidence of a purcliased skin without history, is erroneous. 



Pileum covered with thin, hair-lilce feathers, which are recumbent on the 

 forehead. Bill red. 



We liave : 



3 c?, Mysol (H. Kiihn coll.). " Iris pale brown or yellowish ; feet pule 

 chromeous ; bill blood-red." 



1 Sorong (from Bruijn's hunters). 



1 Andai (D'Albertis coll.). 



1 Mt. Arfak (from Bruijn's hunters). 



1 Mansinam (Guillemard coll.). 



1 Salwatty, collector unknown. 

 3 without locality. 



11. Talegallus cuvieri fuscirostris Salvad. 



Pileum covered as that of 1\ cacieri cuvieri, from wliich it differs merely in its 

 dark brown bill. The skin of the neck seems also to be darker. 



Aru Islands and South-Eastern New Guinea. Mr. Kiihn sent us four skins 

 from Wokan, Trangan and Sungi Earkai in the Aru Islands, and we have two from 

 Nicura, aud one from the Aroa River in British New Guinea. The latter three 

 seem to have the feathers on the forehead longer. More material must be compared 

 in order to say if this is an individual or racial character. 



1~. Talegallus jobiensis jobiensis Meyer. 



Pileum with wider feathers with well-developed webs. It seems tliat jobiensis 

 must be separated specifically from curieri. Its pileum is very dilferently covered ; 

 there seems to be an inclination or a well-develojted rufous area on the neck, and a 

 form of it apparently occurs together with a form of the cu fieri group in S.E. New 

 Guinea. 



Of the tyitical Jobie//.<iis we have the following specimens : — 



ad., 1 juv. Jobi (from Bruijn's liunters). 



2 " Talaudjang " (from Bruijn's hunters). 



1 Kaririri, Jobi, bought by Doherty. 

 1 Serni, .Jobi (W. Doherty coll.). 



1 Marai, Jobi (W. Doherty coll.). 



1 Takar (W. Doherty coll.). " Iris chestnut ; feet pale coral, claws corneous ; 

 bill dusky reddish, base of culmen dark." 



It is very doubtful whether this bird from Takar belongs to t\]i\ca,\ jol/iensis 

 or to lonyicaudu.i. Its tail is moulting and most of it missing. 



13. Talegallus jobiensis longicaudus Sleyer. 



Differs only from T. jobiensis jobicnsi.f in having a longer tail, wiiich is 

 180 — 100 mm. long in our specimens, but 100 — 175 in our trne jobiensis. The 

 alleged more lilackish colour is not ai)parcnt, but it seems tliat tlic rufous colour 



