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79. Macropygia amboinensis kerstingi Rchw. 



We have no specimens of this form from Kaiser Wilhelm's Land, but Professor 

 Reichcnow's carofnl descrii)tion leaves no doubt to ns that it is a form of the 

 amboinensis group, and we thinlc it will prove to be nearest to doreya. No series 

 is available, and the specimen described by Reichenow may not be fnlly adult. 



SO. Macropygia amboinensis maforensis Salvad. 



The breast much more whitisli tliau in doreijiu abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 much lighter, hind-necii and crown cinereous, the neck with wide green metallic 

 borders, the tail less reddish. 



Island of Blafor only. Doherty sent us 5 J, .5 ¥, 3 juv., unfortunately mostly 

 poor skins. 



81. Macropygia amboinensis griseinucha Salvad. 



We do not have specimens of this form, which inhabits Miosnom only. 

 Originally it was described from JoV)i and Miosnom. The specimen of tlorei/a, 

 mentioned above in tlie list of specimens of that form, is marked by (Jount Salvadori 

 himself— a Macropygia doreya var. griseinucha Salvad. " Typus ! " However, it 

 is not at all griseinucha, as Count Salvadori has now restricted that name to the 

 Miosnom birds, while he rightly considers the Jobi specimens to belong to doreya. 

 This instance shows how misleading is the system of marking more than one 

 specimen of a species or subspecies as "typns," a system still much in vogue among 

 the French and some German zoologists ; for e.-cample, in the Dresden Museum, 

 whence several museums have received "ty]ies"of forms from the Celebes region 

 and Timorlaut. 



There seems to lie no doubt that yriseiniicha belongs to the amhoinenS'S-doreya 

 group. 



82. Macropygia amboinensis albicapilla Bp. 



Differs at a glance from all the Ibrmer representatives by its white or whitish 

 fdrehead and very wide white tips to the breast feathers, as well as the pale bulf 

 underside. 



M. a. albicapilla inhabits the Celelies region only, where it is found on 

 Celebes itself, on Peling, Banggai, and in the Sula grouji. We liave not seen 

 sufficient adult specimens from the latter group, but it seems to ns that the Sula 

 birds incline to being smaller, and that they have a darker luidersurface. 



We have before us the following specimens : — 



2 c?, 2 ? collected between Menado and Arrakan by ( 'nrsham's natives. 



1 S iSikoepang, North Celebes (Powi-ll coll.). 



2 juv. Dongala (W. Doherty coll.). 



1 cJ Menado Toca (Cursham's natives coll.) . 



2 ? Lembeh (Cursham's natives coll.). 

 2 S Banka (Cursham's natives coll.). 



1 cj, 1 ? Mantehage (Cursham's natives coll.). 



1 c?, 1 ?, 1 juv. Banggai. 



1 juv. Maros, 23.8.1883 (Powell coll.). 



