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NOTES ON PAPUAN BIRDS. 



By the HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD, Ph.D., and ERNST HARTERT. 



{C'lrJitiimlfrnm p. 88.) 



(Plate IV.) 

 III. COLUMBAE. 



The Genus PTILINOPUS. 



1. Ptilinopus superbus (Toium. k Knip). 



Of this widesjiread pigeon we have specimens from tlie fdllowing localities : — 

 Queensland : "Wanaiubai (Webster), Kobroor (Kiihn), Trangan (Kiihu), Aru 

 Islands ; between the rivers Laroki and Vanapa (Wciske), Sogeri (Forbes), British 

 New Guinea ; Simbang, Kaiser Wilhelm's Land (N_\ man) ; Anday (Braijn) ; Takar 

 (Doherty) ; Kapaur (Doherty) ; Ynle Island ; Dorey (Doherty) ; Yamna Island 

 (Doherty) ; Jobi (Doherty) ; Ron Island (Doherty) ; Mysol (Klihn) ; Ternate 

 (Guillemard) ; New Ireland, New Hanover, Duke of York Islands; Halmahera 

 (Doherty) : Goodenongh, Woodlark, Fergusson, trobriand, and Louisiade Islands 

 (Meek). Altogether 75 skins. 



We are unable to separate any subspecies of tliis species. There seem to be 

 no constant differences in size, markings, or colouration. 



'■I. Ptilinopus pulchellus (Temm.). 



AVe liave this pretty bird from Oriori (Anthony), Milne Bay (Meek), between 

 rivers Laroki and Vanajia, and other places in South-Eastern New Guinea; Etna 

 Bay (Webster) ; Fly River (D'Albertis), Amberbaki, Arfak, Kapaur, Takar, Ron 

 Island (Doherty) ; Waigiu (Guillemard) ; Konstautinhafen (Kubary). Tiiere are 

 considerable dilTereuces in size and in the colouration of the under tail-coverts ; 

 but they seem to occur in all localities, so that we cannot at present separate any 

 subspecies. 



The " Ptilopodisciis group '" of the genus rtilinopiis consists of one species, 

 whicli is separable into five subspecies. 



3. Ptilinopus coronulatus coronulatus Gray. 



ficneral colour dark green with a faint golden sliine. Pileum rosy-lilac. 

 Abiloniun with a lilac-violet patch, which is sometimes slightly tinged witli saffron- 

 colour towards the vent. Vent and under tail-coverts bright lemon-yellow. 



Aru Islands and Soutli-East New Guinea. AVe have : — 



2 6 Trangan, Aru Islands (H. Kiihn coll.). " Iris orange-red. Feet bluisli- 

 carmine. Bill pale green." 



1 S Kobroor, Aru Islands (H. Kiiliu coll.). 



1 S Wokau, Aru Islands (H. Kiihn coll.). 



2 6 (?) Dobbo, Aru Islands (('a]it. ('. Webster coll.). 



