( 175) 



53. Carpophag^a concinna Wall. 

 Four fniin Larat (Kiihii), one from iSelarn (Dolierty). 



54. Carpophaga rosacea (Temm.). 



A series from Larat. "Iris scarlet or lilooil-r(>d ; feet pale carmine; bill 

 slaty grey." 



55. Geopelia maugeus (Temm.). 

 A large series from Larat. " Iris bright blnish grey." 



56. Chalcophaps chrysochlora (AN'agl.). 



One adult female from Larat. This species is well known to inhabit the 

 Tenimber group, which is within its area. It is almost certain that the young 

 " Chalcophaps indica " mentioned by Biittikofer (Notes Leyden Mas. VII. p. 07, 

 1886) as having come from Tenimber, is chnjsochlora. 



57. Megapodius tenimberensis Scl. 



We have received a fine series from Larat and Yamdena, also several pnlli. 

 The latter are of an earthy brown, darker on the head and mantle, lighter on the 

 throat and abdomen ; the primaries are somewhat mottled, and the wing-coverts 

 and scapulars somewhat irregularly barred. The adult birds have the scantily 

 feathered skin of the neck and sides of the head bright red, the iris dull coffee- 

 brown, legs lilackish brown in front, with the back and the tibio-tarsal joint dark 

 vermilion, bill dirty yellow. 



58. Numenius phaeopus variegatus (Scop.). 

 Ow female, Yamdena Island, 30. 1. 1001. 



50. Rallina tricolor victa subsp. nov. 



In Nov. ZooL. lOOO, p. 22, and again ante'/, p. 140, Mr. Rothschild and I have 

 expressed our suspicion that the more western specimens of Rallina tricolor 

 might belong to a separable smaller race. The arrival of equally small specimens 

 from Larat removes all doubts as to the jtossibility of separating this race. 

 It differs from typical ]'. tricolor in its smaller size (bill, wings, legs, and feet). 

 The ujjper surface is also a tinge less olivaceous and more of an ash}* slate- 

 colour, and the bars on the abdomen apparently less developed in the mean. 

 Culmen from base L'6 to 20, wing 122 (P) to 135 and 138 (c?), metatarsus 40 to 

 44 mm. 



Type of UalliiHi tricolor rictn : S, Larat IS. 12. lOol. "Iris brownish red ; 

 feet dull yellowish brown ; bill black with green base, dirty green below." 



Other specimens of this race are from the Koer group in the Sonth-East Islands 

 and Uammer in the Banda Sea, 



