l8 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 60 



AETHOPYGA SIPARAJA MELANETRA, new subspecies 



Similar to Aethopyga siparaja tinoptila, from Simalur Island, but 

 bill smaller ; male with posterior lower parts darker, more extensively 

 blackish ; female lighter, more greenish above, much lighter and 

 more yellowish below. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 1 79401, U. S. N. M. ; Pulo Lasia, January 

 5, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



AETHOPYGA SIPARAJA PHOTINA, new subspecies 



Like Aethopyga siparaja tinoptila, from Simalur Island, but male 

 with metallic patch on forehead larger; female lighter, brighter, more 

 yellowish and greenish above ; much lighter, more yellowish below. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 180058, U. S. N. M. ; North Pagi Island, 

 December 22, 1902; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



CINNYRIS ORNATA 1 POLYCLYSTA, new subspecies 



Similar to Cinnyris ornata oruaia, from Java, but much larger, 

 particularly the bill ; yellow of posterior lower parts and olive of 

 upper surface much darker. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 180774, U. S. N. M. ; Engano Island, 

 November 24, 1904; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



CINNYRIS BRASILIANA 2 OENOPA, new subspecies 



Similar to Cinnyris brasiliana brasiliana, but bill somewhat larger; 

 male with posterior lower parts averaging darker ; female darker, 

 duller below and more greenish above. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 180920, U. S. N. M.; Mojeia River, Nias 

 Island, March 14, 1905 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



*The name Cinnyris pectoralis Horsfield (Nectarinia pcctoralis Horsfield, 

 Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., Vol. 13, 1821, p. 167) by which this species is currently 

 known, is preoccupied by Cinnyris pectoralis Vieillot (Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., 

 Vol. 31, 1819, p. 497), applied to Cinnyris afra. Since the next name, Nectarinia 

 c.vimia Temminck (Planch. Color., Vol. 4, 1822, pi. 138, figs. 1, 2), is invalidated 

 by Nectarinia exirnia Horsfield (Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., Vol. 13, 1821, p. 168) 

 (=Aethopya cxiinia), the succeeding designation, Cinnyris ornatus Lesson 

 (Diet. Sci. Nat., Vol. 1, 1827, p. 15), must be adopted, and the species called 

 Cinnyris ornaxa Lesson. 



2 The earliest name for Cinnyris hasscltii (Temminck) is Ccrthia brasiliana 

 Gmelin (Syst. Nat., Vol. 1, pt. 1, 1788, p. 474), and the species should, therefore, 

 stand as Cinnyris brasiliana (Gmelin). The locality (Brazil) which Gmelin 

 gives bein.n erroneous, we designate Java as the type-locality. 



