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AETHOPYGA SIPARAJA OCHROPYRRHA, new subspecies. 



Subspecijic characters.— Similar to Aethopyga siparaja siparaja from 

 Sumatra, but larger; adult male with red of anterior lower parts 

 lighter; posterior lower parts paler, less blackish medially, and 

 averaging slightly less olivaceous laterally. Young male lighter, 

 more grayish or greenish (less golden) olive green above, and paler, 

 less olive yellowish below. 



Description.— Type, adult male, No. 174850, U.S.N.M.; Puio 

 Rittan, Anamba Islands, May 21, 1900; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Fore- 

 head and fore part of crown metallic plum purple; lores black; sides 

 of head and neck, occiput, cervix, scapulars, upper back, and lesser 

 wing-coverts rather light maroon; lower back brownish slate; rump 

 cadmium yellow; upper tail-coverts metallic royal purple; tail brown- 

 ish black, the middle feathers and outer webs of most of the others 

 margined with metallic purple; wings dark hair brown, the outer 

 primaries narrowly edged with pale brownish, the secondaries, 

 greater and middle coverts, narrowly margined with olive green; 

 chin, throat, and jugulum, scarlet vermilion; a long submalar streak 

 metallic bluish purple; posterior lower parts brownish mouse gray, 

 the middle of breast dark brownish, the flanks slightly washed with 

 olivaceous; lining of wing mostly dull white, exteriorly hair brown. 



Fifteen specimens are hi the collection, as follows : 



Adult male (type), No. 174850, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Rittan, May 21, 

 1900. 



Adult male, No. 170977, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Siantan, August 20, 1899. 



Adult male, No. 171008, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Mobur, August 27, 1899. 



Adult male, No. 171007, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Mobur, August 27, 1899. 



Adult male, No. 171028, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Mata, August 29, 1899. 



Adult male, No. 171038, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Kelong, August 30, 1899. 



Adult male, No. 171054, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Manguan, August 31, 

 1899. 



Adult male, No. 171098, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Jimaja, September 19, 

 1899. 



Juvenal male, No. 171053, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Manguan, August 31, 

 1899. Length, 108 mm. 



Juvenal [male], No. 171055, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Manguan, September 

 1, 1899. "Bill black above, becoming pale fleshy brown at base 

 beneath; feet dark fleshy brown; soles yellowish." Length, 101.5 mm. 



Juvenal male, No. 170978, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Siantan, September 6, 

 1899. Length, 105 mm. 



Juvenal male, No. 170980, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Siantan, September 6, 

 1899. Length, 92 mm. 



Juvenal [male], No. 170981, U.S.N.M.; Pulo Siantan, September 10, 

 1899. Length, 108 mm. 

 70536°— Bull. 98—17 5 



