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this area is much paler and more pinkish, from which it varies to a much 

 darker and more lavender bluish shade. Colors of the soft parts, in addi- 

 tion to those already mentioned, are, as obtained from the labels of speci- 

 mens, as follows: maxilla of male, red, its tip yellow or black; mandible, 

 black; iris with its inner circle green, its outer ring yellow; bill of female 

 wholly black, the cere brownish, and iris pale yellow. 



The geographic distribution of this species shows a remarkable inter- 

 ruption, for the bird seems to be absent from the southern Malay Peninsula 

 and from Sumatra, although it occurs in Tenasserim and on the Barussan 

 Islands off the western coast of Sumatra. Including the form here described 

 there seem to be now recognizable the following five subspecies of Conurus 

 fasciatus: 



Conurus fasciatus fasciatus (Muller). — Kumaon, the Himalaya Moun- 

 tains and southern China, south to Cochin China and Tenasserim. 



Conurus fasciatus abbotti Oberholser. — Andaman Islands. 



Conurus fasciatus major (Richmond). — Pulo Babi and Pulo Lasia, 

 Barussan Islands, western Sumatra. 



Conurus fasciatus perioncus Oberholser. — Nias Island, Barussan Islands, 

 western Sumatra. 



Conurus fasciatus calus Oberholser. — Simalur Island, Barussan Islands, 

 western Sumatra. 



An idea of the considerable difference in size between the present new 

 race and typical Conurus fasciatus may be obtained from a comparison 

 of the wing measurements of five adult male specimens of the latter from 

 Tenasserim. These are: 147, 150, 151, 153, 157 (average, 151.6). De- 

 tailed measurements of Conurus fasciatus abbotti are added below: 



