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There is a great variation in the amount of vinous tinge and greyish hue 

 underneath, and the specimens from Kisser are near!)' all lighter. They are, 

 however, mostly in very fresh plumage, and geographically there can be no reason 

 for a different race to inhabit Kisser. 



11. Carpophaga coucinna concinna Wall. 



Gtrpopliaf/ii lunriiini Wallace, Ibis 1865, p. 383 (JIatabello, Saagir, Banda Ke) ; Finsch, Notes 

 Lei/flrn M'iseiiin xxii. p. 294 (Babber). 



Kiihn found the typical C. conrimia common on Roma, in the month of 

 July (Nos. 5242 — 5246, fonr without numbers), and Moa in December 1U02 

 (Nos. 637U — 6376, 6410). " Iris chromeous (chromeons orange), feet pink 

 (bright crimson, crimson), bill black (slaty black, slate-black)." 



It is curious that Kiihn shot on\y/em(i/e,s, with the exception of one immature 

 male. 



1 disagree entirely with Dr. Finsch, who must be mistaken, saying that 

 specimens from Goram and the Key Islands are underneath lighter and have 

 been separated by me as C. concinna separata. The birds from Goram are 

 typical concinna, while those from Key were named by me sepat-ata, because 

 they differ very conspicuously, though single individuals are sometimes, bnt 

 very rarely, a little difficult to recognize. The two forms are typical subspecies 

 (geographical races). (Cf. Hartert, Nov. Zool. Is06, p. ISO ; I'JUl, pp. 93, 'J4, 112.) 



12. Columba metallica Temm. 



Columba inetallka Temminck, PI. Cul. .562 (1835 : Timor) ; Finsch, Nutes Leydeii Museum xxii 

 p. 22() (Babber, Wetter, Timor, Dammer). 



This species was formerly only known from Timor, but Doherty, Everett 

 and Kiihn have discovered it on Snmbawa, Lombok and Dammer, iSchiidler on 

 Babber and Wetter. Kiihn has now sent a series from Moa, December 19U2. 

 (Nos. 6390— 64U3.) " Iris orange, eyelids and bare sjwt ronud eye crimson ; 

 feet purple, bill crimson, tip of upper bill whitish." 



I have not seen specimens from Bablier, but the variations mentioned by 

 Dr. Finsch are found on the same islands among our series, and — especially as 

 the bird is also found on Dammer — I have therefore no doubt that the Babber 

 form is also typical C. ■metallica. 



13. Turacoena modesta (Temm.). 



Columba mutksta Temminck, PL Col. 552 (1835 : Timor) ; Finsch, Xotes Lojden Museum xxii. 

 p. 297 (Wetter). 



Mr. Kiihn sent seven specimens from Wetter,'! ? 15. iv. 1901, 2 SSj'i ? ?, 

 September— October 19U2. (Nos. 3758, 5425—5428, 5850.) " Iris a narrow 

 yellow ring with a blackish crimson line around it ; bill and feet black." 



All these examples are immature or in very worn plumage, and this probably 

 accounts for a less glossy neck and somewhat small size. Dr. Finsch sajs that 

 Wetter specimens do not differ from Timor ones. 



