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on the ueuk is more developed and extended, while it is merely indicated or absent 

 in T.jobiemis jobiensis. This is a rather poor form, but should not be cast aside. 

 To it belong the specimens from Kaiser Wilhelm's Laud as well as those from 

 British New Guinea. 



The sjjecimen enumerated xmdi&v jobiensis in the Cut. B. Brit. Mus. XXII. 

 p. 467 is therefore longicaudus. We have : — 



1 ad. 8tephansort (E. Nyman coll.). 



1 German New Guinea (Webster & Ootton coll.). 



1 ad. 1 pull. Aroa River (E. Weiske coll.). " Iris, feet and skin of head and 

 neck red." 



14. Aepypodius bruijni Oust. 



Differs from Ae. arfakianus m many important points. The colour above is 

 brownish-black, instead of jet-black. The rump is dark chestnut instead of rufous. 

 Chest and breast variegated with chestnut and dark grey, instead of entirely 

 lilackish. Head covered with rough granulations, but without a comb. The 

 hindneck is bare of feathers, and has in the adult bird two distinct wattles, while 

 Ae. arfakianus has the hindneck feathered and no wattles. Only known from 

 Waigiu. 



We have seven specimens from Waigiu, collected by Bruijn's hunters. 



15. Aepypodius arfakianus Salvad. 



Ae. arfakianus was described from chicks from Arfak, and it was Schlegel who 

 two years later described the first adult Aepi/podius under the name oi pyrrhopygius 

 from the west coast of Geelvink Bay. We agree with Mr. Ogilvie Grant that the 

 practice of naming chicks is most undesirable, but as there is no definite evidence 

 to prove that Salvadori's chicks belong to another species of AepijpotHtis, we think 

 it best to retain his name for the present. Ae. arfakianus is known from the Berau 

 Peninsula and from British New Guinea, and we have a specimen bought by 

 Mr. Doherty on Jobi. 



We have the following specimens before us : — • 



2 Berau Peninsula (from Bruijn's hunters). 



1 Dutch New Guinea, bought from Mr. Van Renesse van Duiveubode. 

 1 ? Mt. Cameron, Owen Stanley Mts., 6500 ft. (A. S. Anthony coll.). 

 1 Mt. Victoria, Owen Stanley Range, 5 to 7000 ft. (native coll.). 

 1 shot between rivers Laroki and Vanapa (Weiske coll. 1897). 



1 " Kariri, Jobi, May 1897. Feet blackish, comb and wattles bright red, rest 

 of head dull red. Bought." (W. Doherty coll.) 



V. RALLWAE. 

 1. Rallina tricolor Gray. 



This species seems to occur all over New Guinea and the adjacent islands. We 

 have not been able to separate any races, but it will probably, with more material 

 available, possible to separate the examples from the Sonth-East and Damiuer 

 Islands. Those from New Hanover require also attention. 



Our material consists of the following specimens : — 



2 without locality, purchased from Boucard. 



