6 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 60 



Family PICIDAE 



MEIGLYPTES * TUKKI CALCEUTICUS, new subspecies 



Like Meiglyptes tukki tukki, but much larger. 

 Type— Adult female, No. 179147, U. S. N. M.; Pulo Tuanku, 

 Banjak Islands, January 23, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



MEIGLYPTES GRAMMITHORAX MICROTERUS, new subspecies 



Resembling - Meiglyptes grammithorax grammithorax, but smaller. 

 Type.— Adult male, No. 180854, U. S. N. M. ; Telok Bluku, Nias 

 Island, March 3, 1905 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



MICROPTERNUS PHAIOCEPS " CELAENEPHIS, new subspecies 



Similar to Micropternus phaioeeps badius from Sumatra, but 

 darker and somewhat larger. 



Type.— Adult female, No. 179688, U. S. N. M. ; Lafau, Nias Island, 

 March 29, 1903; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family CAPITONIDAE 

 CHOTOREA 1 MYSTACOPHANES AMPALA, new subspecies 



Like Chotorea mystaeophanes mystacophanes, but larger, particu- 

 larly the bill ; red crown patch larger. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179699, U. S. N. M. ; Tana Bala Island, 

 Batu Islands, February 11, 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



MEZOBUCCO 1 DUVAUCELII GIGANTORHINUS, new subspecies 



Like Mezobucco duvaucelii duvaucelii, but with a much larger bill. 

 Type. — Adult male, No. 179703, U. S. N. M.; Lafau, Nias Island, 

 March 26, 1903 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



Family BUCEROTIDAE 

 CRANORRHINUS CORRUGATUS MEGISTUS, new subspecies 



Like Cranorrhiiius corrugatus corrugatus, but with longer wing 

 and tail. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 179797, U. S. N. M. ; Tana Bala Island, 

 Batu Islands, February 11, 1903; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



1 This is the original spelling of the generic name. 

 2 This is the original spelling of the specific name- 



