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1 said to be from Jobi, purchased from Boncard. This bird has no original 

 label, but the prejjaration is that of Brniju's hnuters. 



1 said to be from the Am Islands, pnrchased from Whitelj. 



1 said to be from Cape Yorlv, purchased from Schneider, 

 t? Waigiu (from Bruijn's hnnters.). 



(? ? Dorey (W. Dohert}' coll.). '' Iris and eyelids scarlet ; feet blackish- 

 brown ; bill pea-green, darker on the cnlmen and tip." 



2 New Hanover (V. Webster coll.). 



? North Queensland (A. S. Meek coll.). 



? Dammer Island in the Banda Sea (H. Kiihn coll.). 



1 c?, 2 ? Koer Island (H. Ktihu coll.). 



2. Amaurornis moluccana Wall. 



From the Moluccas over the Papuan Islamls to Australia. We have a female 

 shot by Anthony in the Kotoi district in British New Guinea. 

 1 from Halmahera. 



1 from Sula Mangoli (Doherty). 



2 Batjan. 



2 from New Britain (Brown). 



2 New Hanover (Webster). 



1 from the Bellenden Ker Mountains in Queensland (Olive). 



3. Eulabeornis castaneiventris Gould. 



? ad. Wokan, Aru Islands (H. Kilhn coll.), (J. 10.1900. "Iris brownish-red, 

 feet pale ochreous-yellow, bill bright yellowish-green with whitish tip." 



It is by no means certain that the form from the Am Islands is the same as 

 that from Australia, nor that the one from Wokan is the same as those from 

 other islands of the group. Without, however, examining a series from the various 

 countries, it is not possible to determine whether certain differences in colouration 

 are sexual, individual, or peculiar to specimens from certain localities only. 



A series is much desired. Onr sjiecimen differs from those collected by Wallace 

 and Cockerel!, and now in the British Museum, in having the upperside quite rufous 

 without any olive tinge whatever. 



The Genus EALLICULA. 



The three forms of this genus must be kept as separate species. Ji. rubra and 

 leucospila occur together. R.forbcsi seems to represent leucospilv, but its sexual 

 differentiation is different, and we know of no intermediate links. 



4. Rallicula rubra Schleg. 

 Arfak. 

 We have 2 from Arfak (Brnijn coll.). 



■5. Rallicula leucospila (Salvad.). 



Arfak to north coast. 



We have a fine 7nale a,nd female from Mt. Maori, 3000 ft., near Humboldt Bay. 

 This form extends most likely to Kaiser Wilhelm's Land. 



