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Only known from Nias, wlience we have one verj' fine adnlt male (erroneously 

 marked " ? "), collected b}' Eaap. 



Two from Si Obau, marked J/, ynodiijliani by Count Salvador!, are as small as 

 typical emiliana. (Cf. Orn. Monatsbei: 1898, p. 93.) 



73. Macropygia pliasiauella cinnamomea Salvad. 

 Engano, west of Sumatra. 



We have no specimens of this interesting form, but we have no doubt that it 

 belongs to the pliasianella group. 



74. Macropygia phasianella tenuirostris Bp. 



Very similar to emilianu, but distinguishable by the deeper chestnut colour of 

 the tail and lower rump. 



Philijipines to Palawan. 



We have the following skins : — 



3 (?, 1 ? North Luzon (J. Whitehead coll.). 



1 <? Mindoro (J. Whitehead coll.). 



1 (? Leite (J. Whitehead coll.). 



1 S Negros (J. Whitehead coll.). 



1 ? Davao, Mindanao (Dr. C. Platen coll.). 



1 juv. Ayala, Mindanao (Steere coll.). 



2 <? ad. Tagnso, Palawan (John Whitehead coll.). 

 2 juv. Puerto Priucesa, Palawan (Dr. Platen coll.) 

 1 S ad. Bongao (Alfred Everett coll.). 



There are some variations in the size and in the amount of amethyst sheeu 

 on the chest, but our material does not seem to show that these differences can 

 be localised. 



75. Macropygia rufipennis Blyth. 



Inhabits the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The always freckled hindneck 

 and mantle and the great extent of cinnamon on the quills separate this species 

 from all its nearer allies. 



We have 2 specimens : — 



1 S ad. Mt. Harriet, Andamans (W. Davison coll.). 



1 (? ad. Bajajagda, S. Andaman (A. L. Butler coll.). 



We come now to a species which consists of a good many forms which are all 

 closely allied or connected. They are all, for the genus Macropi/gia, of medium size ; 

 on the upperside, with the e.xceptiou of the head and neck, nearly uniform dark 

 chestnut or rufous-chestnut of a darker or lighter rnsty-rufons on the under tail- 

 coverts ; below of a light huffish or vinous colour, and more or less barred on the 

 breast. These bars are less conspicuous, and even absent in some of the eastern 

 as well as in some of the western representatives. 



The hindneck is always metallic, the forehead light, pale, sometimes whitish. 

 The first of these that received a scientific name is the Columba amboineusis of 

 Linnaeus, and our species must therefore be called Macrojujgia amboinensis. 



We are acquaiuted with the following forms : — 



