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its higher and stronger bill, ami the want of the nltraraarine wash along the sides 

 of the body. The more or less developed white tip to the bill is probabl.v a sign 

 of age. 



We have the following series : — 



1 c?, Mysol (H. Klthn coll.). " Iris coffee-brown. Feet bright coral-red. Bill 

 black." ' 



3 Anday (from Brnijn's collectors). 



4 Kordo (from Brnijn's collectors). 

 1 ? Dorey (Will. Doherty coll.). 



1 c? Kapanr (Will. Doherty coll.). 



1 near Port Moresby (E. Weiske coll.). 



2 c? Fergnsson Island (A. S. Meek coll.). 



2 c?, 2 ? MUne Bay (A. S. Meek coll.). " Iris dark brown. Feet yellowish- 

 red. Bill black." 



1 ? Collingwood Bay (A. 8. Meek coll.). 



5. Alcyone azurea aflBnis Gray. 



This form inhabits only the Northern Moluccas — Batjan, Halmahera, and also 

 Morty. It differs from A. a. lessoni in having a couspicnons red (not whitish) tip 

 to the bill of abont a centimetre in length, in being slightly larger and deeper 

 rnsty chestnut on the chest, flanks, and under wing-coverts. 



We have 4 specimens : — 



2 Morty (J. Dnmas coll.). 



1 ? Batjan (Dr. Platen coll). " Iris brown. Bill blackish with light red tip. 

 Feet red." 



1 without locality. 



0. Alcyone websteri Hart. 



This remarkable species from New Hanover is figured in the Ibis for 1899, 

 PI. III. It is still unique in the Tring Museum. This bird is very much like 

 A. pmilla in colouration, but of a paler blue, and abont three times as large. 



7. Alcyone pusilla (Tenim.). 



This bird is widely spread, namely, from Northern Queensland over New 

 Guinea, and the adjacent islands to the Moluccas. 



The bill varies much in size, but we cannot from our material localise these 

 variations, though two specimens from Milne Bay have remarkably small bills. 



We have the following specimens before ns : — - 



t? Weeda Island, near Gilolo (Dr. H. Guillemard coll.). 



1 East end of Batanta ((!. T. Kettlewell coll.). 

 ? Toeal (H. Kiihn coll.). 



1 Dobbo, Am Islands (Capt. C. Webster coll.). 

 3 ? Wokan, Arn Islands fll. Kuhn coll.). 



6 ? Trangan, Am Islands (H. Kiihn coll.). 



2 ? Milne Bay (A. S. Meek coll.). 

 c? Cape York (A. S. Meek coll.). 



(? Hinchinbrook Island (collector unknown). 



3 Geraldtown (A. 8. Meek coll.). 



