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Family RALLIDAE 

 AMAURORNIS PHOENICURA CLEPTEA, new subspecies 

 Resembling - Amauromis phoenicura phoenicura, but very much 

 smaller ; upper parts decidedly darker, particularly on pileum, and 

 more clearly slate color, with scarcely a tinge of olive ; lower abdomen 

 and anal region (but not lower tail-coverts) pure white, instead of 

 more or less tinged with isabella color. 



Type.— Adult female, No. 180786, U. S. N. M. ; Mojeia River, Nias 

 Island, March 11, 1905 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family COLUMBIDAE 

 MACROPYGIA EMILIANA ELASSA, new subspecies 

 Resembling Macropygia emiliana modiglianii, but decidedly 

 smaller; upper surface of tail duller, more brownish (less reddish) ; 

 and lower surface of tail lighter, less reddish. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179606, U. S. N. M. ; Sikakap Strait, North 

 Pagi Island, November 12, 1902 ; Dr. YV. L. Abbott. 



MACROPYGIA EMILIANA HYPOPERCNA, new subspecies 

 Like Macropygia emiliana elassa, from North Pagi Island, but 



larger ; lower parts and rump darker. 



Type. — Immature, sex unknown, No. 179599, U. S. N. M. ; Sibabo 



Bay, Simalur Island, October 26, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family TRERONIDAE 

 MUSCADIVORES AENEUS MISTUS, new subspecies 



Like Muscadivores aeneiis cousobrina, but decidedly smaller. 

 Wing (of type), 226.5 mm - '■> tail, 135; exposed culmen, 22; tarsus,* 



3i-5- 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179054, U. S. N. M.; Simalur Island, 

 January 2, 1902; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



DENDROPHASSA 1 VERNANS MESOCHLOA, new subspecies 



Similar to Dendrophassa vernans vernans, from the Malay Penin- 

 sula and Sumatra, but larger; male with olive of upper parts more 

 greenish ; female lighter above, and more greenish below. 



1 The generic r.ame Osmotreron Bonaparte, by which this species is generally 

 known, is long antedated by Dendrophassa Gloger (Gemein. Hand- u. Hilfsb. 

 Naturg., 1842, p. 359), type, Columba aromatica Gmelin (by monotypy). There 

 seems to be no reason for rejecting this name. 



