NO. / BIRDS FROM THE BARUSSAN ISLANDS OBERHOLSER 3 



Type. — Adult female. No. 179590, U. S. X. M. ; Nias Island, March 

 18, 1903; Dr. W. L.Abbott. 



DENDROPHASSA VERNANS POLIOPTILA, new subspecies 



Resembling- Dendrophassa verncms mesochloa, from Nias Island, 

 but female with tipper and lower parts lighter and more grayish (less 

 greenish or yellowish). 



Type.— Adult female. No. 179578, U. S. N. M. ; North Pagi Island, 

 January 1, 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



DENDROPHASSA VERNANS MIZA, new subspecies 



Somewhat like Dendrophassa vcruans polioptila, from North Pagi 

 Island, but decidedly larger ; female darker, rather less greenish (more 

 grayish) below. 



Type. — Adult female, No. 179035, U. S. N. M. ; Simalur Island, 

 November 22, 1901 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



DENDROPHASSA FULVICOLLIS MELOPOGENYS, new subspecies 



Similar to Dendrophassa fulvicollis fulvicollis from Sumatra, but 

 smaller ; female with center of chin more clearly yellow. 



Type.— Adult female, No. 179597, U. S. N. M. ; Nias Island, March 

 18. 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



TRERON CURVIROSTRA l HYPOTHAPSINA, new subspecies 



Similar to Trcron curvirostra nasica, from Borneo, and Trcron 

 curvirostra harterti, from Sumatra, but much larger; the olive green 

 of lower parts much more yellowish (less grayish). 



Type. — Adult male. No. 180650, U. S. N. M. ; Engano Island, 

 November 21, 1904; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



TRERON CURVIROSTRA SMICRA, new subspecies 



Resembling Trcron curvirostra hypothapsina, from Engano Island, 

 but smaller; lower parts darker, much more greenish. Similar to 



'The oldest name for this species (Trcron nipalensis Hodgson) is undoubt- 

 edly Columba curvirostra Gmelin (Syst. Nat., Vol. 1, pt. 2, 1789, p. 777), as 

 examination of the basis of the latter name clearly shows. The locality given, 

 Tanna Island, is of course erroneous, and we therefore designate the Malay 

 Peninsula as the type-locality. The name Trcron curvirostra Gmelin will thus 

 replace Treron nipalensis (Hodgson). 



