3^^ NOVTTATES ZOOLOCICAE XXV. 1918. 



and Dampier Island. In adult males from New Britain in the British Museum 

 the white tip to the outer tail-feather is 65 to 70 mm. long, and the white spot 

 on the outer primaries is larger, on the outermost one extending almost or 

 quite to the shaft. In New Guinea males the white to the outer rectrices is not 

 longer than 45 to 56 mm. and the white on the outermost primarj' is less wide, 

 remaining away from the shaft several millimetres, and only exceptionally ahnost 

 reaching it. There is only one somewhat disturbing bird in the British Museum, 

 said to be a male and from Blanche Bay, New Britian, from the Layard collec- 

 tion. The wliite on the outer rectrix is only 59 mm. long, and the white on the 

 first primary does not quite touch the shaft. Even here the white is, however, 

 wider than in New Guinea males. 



Now, our male from Vulcan Island has the white tip to the lateral rectrix 

 64 mm. long and the white on the first primary practically touches the shaft. 

 It is therefore evident that the Goatsucker inhabiting the chain of islands from 

 New Britain to Vulcan (Manumudar, Volcano) Island must be separated. Our 

 male from Dampier Island, though in heavy moult and with first primaries and 

 lateral rectrices only beginning to grow, appears also to belong to this subspecies. 

 In general colour it agrees with the birds from New Guinea. Wings ; <J 183, 187, 

 190, ? 178 mm. 



We name this race : 



Caprimulgus macrurus albolaxatus. 



Type: 3 ad. Volcano (Vulkan, Manumudar) Island, 27. xi. 1913. No. 

 6294 of the Meek collections. (Cf. No^^TATES Zoologicae, 1915, pp. 33, 43.) 



Halcyon sordida colonus Hart. 



Halcyon sordidus colonus Hartert, Xur. Zonl. ISGC. p. 244 (Egum group and Louisiade Is., tj-pe 

 Egum). 



Two males, neither of them fully adult, were obtained on February 8th and 

 27th by the Eichhorns. Nos. 7191, 7271 of the Meek collections. 



New to Sudest Island. 



Halcyon macleayii Jard. & Selby. 



Hdlnjon Macleai/ii .Tardine & Selby, III. Oni. ii. pi. 101 and text (1S30— New South Wales, teste 

 Mathews. Originally no locality given, but readers can suppose Australia). 



2 (J, 2 2, all shot in May, 1916. Nos. 7398, 7399, 7405, 7406. " Iris dark 

 brown. Bill black, base of \o\vqv jaw white. Feet black." 

 New to Sudest Island. 



Halcyon saurophaga Gould. 



n.dij/i.n samojhaga flould, Proc. Zool. .Sw. London, 1843. p. lOIi (" New Guinea." Type in Brit. 

 .\lus.). 



One female obtained in February, No. 7272. 

 Also new to the island. 



Lorius hypoenoclirous hypoenochrous Gray. 

 We have again received a series of this beautiful Parrakeet, from Jit. Riu. 

 The species was originally described from a Sudest Island skin, type in tlic Brili- h 

 Mu.seum. 



