Vol. XXIV, pp. 215-216 October 31, 1911 



PROCEEDINGS 



OK THE 



BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON 



A NEW TEAT, FROM THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS. 

 BY J. H. FLEMING. 



While cataloguing a number of birds from the Andaman 

 Islands, collected in 1905, by Mr. B. B. Osmaston, and now in 

 my collection, I noticed that in a series of twelve Andaman 

 Teal, only five agreed with the description and plate of Nettion 

 albigulare ( — Poliowetta albigularis) in Vol. '27 of the Catalogue 

 of Birds. Six from North Reef Island (to the westward of 

 North Andaman), and one from Middle Andaman differ suffi- 

 ciently from the five from South Andaman to be described as a 

 new subspecies, which may be known as — 



Polionetta albigularis leucopareus subsp. nov. 



Coti/pes from North Reef Island, Andaman Islands, <$• and 9 , collected 

 by B. B. Osmaston, December 25, 1905. Fleming Coll. Nos. 19,064 

 (d 1 ), and 19,069 ( $ ). 



Character*. — Similar to P. albigularis albigularis (Hume), but averaging 

 larger, with a great deal of white on head and neck; margins of body 

 feathers cinnamon brown and better defined, producing strongly defined 

 splits, especially on the sides of the breast. 



c?. Pileum, except frontal apex, very dark brown, this color descend- 

 ing the sides of the face behind the auricular region, and partially sur- 

 rounding it below ; sides of upper neck light brown. Frontal apex and 

 whole face, including eyebrows and auricular region, pure white, this 

 color extending over the throat and lower neck, and continuing in a 

 wide collar around the hind neck. 



$ . Entire pileum dark brown becoming lighter on the sides of the head 

 and neck, confining the white collar to the hind neck, and reaching for- 

 ward below the auricular region. Auricular region, eyebrows, front of 

 face, throat and lower neck as in the male. 



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