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Treron curvirostra harterti, but olive green of under parts much more 

 yellowish (less grayish). 



Type.- — -Nearly adult male, No. 179596, U. S. N. M. ; Tana Bala 

 Island, Batu Islands, February 8, 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



TRERON CURVIROSTRA PEGA, new subspecies 



Similar to Treron curvirostra nasica, but much larger; lower parts 

 lighter, less yellowish (more grayish). 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179595, U. S. N. M. ; Siaba Bay, Nias 

 Island, March 19, 1903; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



TRERON CURVIROSTRA HALIPLOA, new subspecies 



Resembling Treron curvirostra pega, from Nias, but male with 

 lower surface much more yellowish (less grayish). Similar to 

 Treron curvirostra harterti, but larger ; upper and lower parts some- 

 what lighter. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179592, U. S. N. M. ; Sibabo Bay, Simalur 

 Island, October 22, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family PSITTACIDAE 

 CONURUS ' FASCIATUS PERIONCUS, new subspecies 



Similar to Conurus fasciatus fasciatus, but very much larger ; 

 pileum paler; and posterior lower parts lighter, less bluish. Resemb- 

 ling also Conurus fasciatus major (Richmond), from Pulo Babi, but 

 averaging smaller, with pileum paler, and posterior lower surface 

 lighter, less bluish. 



Type.- — Adult male, No. 180817, U. S. N. M. ; Samasama, Nias 

 Island, February 22, 1905 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



CONURUS FASCIATUS CALUS, new subspecies 



Resembling Conurus fasciatus fasciatus, from the Malay Peninsula 

 and Tenasserim, but decidedly larger. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179664, U. S. N. M. ; Sibabo Bay, Simalur 

 Island, October 21, 1902; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



1 The generic name Conurus must supplant Palaeomis, since Conurus Kuhl 

 (Consp. Psitt., 1820, p. 4) is a perfectly valid name (cf. also Mathews, Novit. 

 Zool., Vol. 18, 191 1, p. 11). 



