228 MELIPHAGID^. 



Guinea. The shortest aud broadest bill, 0-7 inch, is seen in a male 

 specimen from Dorey. 



We may distinguish three races of this species as follows : — 



A. North-western Race (P. auriculata). — The yellow feathers on 

 the hinder margin of the ear-opening are very well developed, form- 

 ing a tuft of about 0-4 inch in length. The females are smaller than 

 the males, and have the ear-tufts less developed. Culmen 0-75 inch, 

 wing 3-3-3-0, tail 2-8-3-2, tarsus 0-75-0-8. 



Hal. Mysol, Dorey, and Waigiou. 



B. Southern Race. — The yellow feathers on the hinder margin of 

 the ear are very short, about 0-2 inch in length, and form an oval 

 patch togctherwith the ear-coverts : wing 3* 1-3-5 inches, tail 2*5-2-8. 



Hab. Aru Islands, Cape York, and New Guinea. 



C. Smith-eastern Race (P. fiavirictus). — Like the Southern race, 

 but considerably smaller : " bill brown ; feet yellowish brown ; iris 

 chestnut " (Sahadori). 



c? . East Cape. Culmen 0-85 inch, wing 3*25, tail 2-55, tarsus 0*86. 

 5 (?). Astrolabe Mountains. Culmen 0-7-0-8 inch, wing 2-8-2-9, 

 tail 2-4, tarsus 0-81. 



Hub. South-eastern New Guinea. 



a. Southern Race. 



a,b. d;c. 2 ad. Am Islands. A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



sk. 



d. 2 ^^- sk. Aru Islands ( Wallace). Gould Collection. 



e, f. cJ 5 ad.sk. Brown'sPJver, N. Austr., Gould Collection. 



June 7, 1848 (J. Mac- 

 (jilUvray). 

 (/, h. S ; i- 2 ad. Cape York. Voy. H.M.S. ' Challenger.' 



sk. 

 k,l. cj $ ad. sk. Cape York. Goidd Collection. (Types 



of P. gracilis.) 

 m, n, 0. Ad. sk. Cape York. Gould Collectiou. (Types 



of P. notata.) 



(3. Norili-western Race (P. auriculata). 



a. S ad.sk. 'Dox&y {Wallace). Goidd Collection. 



6, c. d ? ad. sk. Dorey. A. E. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



d. S ad. sk. Waigiou. A. Pt. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 

 e,/. [(?]</,/«.[$] Mysol A. R. Wallace, Esq. [C.]. 



ad. sk. 

 i. cJ ad. sk. . Mysol ( Wallace). F. D. Godman and 0. 



Salviu, Esqrs. [P.]. 



y. South-eastern Race (P. fiavirictus). 



a,b. S 2 ad. sk. East Cape. Mr. C. Hansteiu [C.]. 



e, d. Ad. sk. Astrolabe Mountains. Mr. A. Goldie [C.]. 



e. Ad. sk. Port Moresby. O. C. Stone, Esq. [P.]. 



