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VOL. 55. 



Aduit female, No. 1T9898, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 26, 1902. 

 Total length in flesh, 290 mm. " Iris pale greenish yellow ; bill and 

 feet black." 



These agree perfectly with those previously obtained by Doctor 

 Abbott, and from whicli Dr. C. W. Richmond described his Grau- 

 .;alus shnalurensis.'^ This form is, however, clearly a subspecies of 

 Artamides su77iatrenMS, with which it intergrades by individual va- 

 riation, at least through other races of this species. 



PERICROCOTUS IGNEUS TROPHIS Oberholser. 



Pericrocotus igneus tropins Oberholseb, Smiths. Misc. Coll., vol. 60, No. 7, 

 October 26, 1912, p. 14 (Simalur Island, western Sumatra). 



Three specimens : 



Adult male, No. 179900, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 26, 1902. 

 " Iris dark brown ; bill and feet black." 



Adult female. No. 179901, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 21, 1902. 



Adult female, No. 179902, U.S.N.M. ; Sibabo Bay, October 20, 1902. 

 " Bill black ; feet brownish black." 



These agree with tlie type and the other Simalur Island specimens 

 of Pericrocotus igneus trophis. The present race is decidedly larger 

 than Perici'ocotus igneus igneus Blyth, from the Malay Peninsula, 

 and this character alone will serve for its separation. With the series 

 now available we are not able to make satisfactory color comparisons 

 with Pericrocotus igneus igneus., so that there may be differences of 

 this kind also. 



Measurements of all the United States National Museum specimens 

 of this race are subjoined. 



Measurements of specimens of Pericrocotus igneus trophis. 



[Collector, Dr. W. T.. Abbott.] 



a Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 26, February 4, 1903, p. 513. 

 b Measured in tlie flesh by the collector, 

 c Type. 



