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published catalogue of his collection. The fact is that Tristram marked all 

 specimens as types, they are therefore all cotypes. There is no doubt that 

 splendida is a synonym of cardinalis, which was also described from Tanna. 

 Ti'istram's note is not quite correct ; he only named the birds " at Mr. Layard's 

 request, though with some hesitation," because he says Latham's measurements 

 did not agree ! He adds that Latham gave the length as 4 inches, instead of 

 5' 6 to 6. Latham, however, in the original description said only " Length of 

 our Creeper," and the length of the type is 4'5 and not 5'5 to 6 inches. 



300. Myzomela eichhomi R. & H. = Myzomela eiclihorni eicJihorni. 

 Myzomela eiclihorni Rothschild & Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1901. p. 181 (Kulambangra, Solomon Islands). 



Type: o ad., Kulambangra, 26. ii. 1901. A. S. Meek and Eichhorn leg. 

 No. 2799. 



301. Myzomsia eichhomi interposita R. & H. = Myzomela eichhomi 



iiUerposiia. 



Myzomela eichhomi interposita Rothschild & Hartert, Bail. B.O. Cliii), xxxvii. p. 38 (1917 — New, 

 Georgia, Solomon Is ). 



Type: <J ad.. New Georgia, IS.iii. 1904. A. S. Meek and Eichhorn leg. 

 No. A. 1465. 



302. Myzomela eichhomi atrata Hart. = Myzomela eichhomi atrata. 



Myzomda eichhomi atrata Hartert, BtiM. B.O. Club, sxL p. 105 (1908 — VeUa Lavella Island 

 Solomon Is.). 



Type ; 3 ad., Vella Lavella I., 28. ii. 1908. A. S. Meek and Eichhorn leg. 

 No. 3884. 



303. Myzomela eques nymani Rothsch. & Hart. = Myzomela eques nymani. 



Myzomela eques nymani Rothschild & Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 223 (Simbang, Kaiser Wilbelm's 

 Land). 



Type : $ ad., Simbang, 26. viii. 1899. Dr. E. Nyman leg. 



304. Myzomela simplex mortyana Hart. = Myzomela oh-scura mortyana. 

 Myzomela simplex mortyana Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 56 (Morty Island). 

 Type : Morty Island. Dumas leg. No. M. 59. 



j- 305. Myzomela obseura grisescens Hart. = Myzomela ohscura ohscura. 



Myzomela ohscura grisescens Hartert., Nov. Zool. 1905. p. 235 (Brocks Creek, Northern Territory 

 of South Australia), 



Type: (J ad., Brocks Creek, 9. viii. 1902. J. Tunney leg. No. R. 635. 



1 was quite right in separatmg this form from the one inhabiting North 

 Queensland. As, however, the type of M. ohscura Gould {Proc. Zool. Soc. 

 London 1842, p. 137, published 1843) came from Port Essington, my grisescens 

 became a synonym of obscnra, while the form usually called ohscura required a 

 new name, and Mathews named it M. ohscura harterti, terra typica Cape York, 

 distribution Northern Queensland. 



