NO. 7 BIRDS FROM THE BARUSSAN ISLANDS — OBERHOLSER IO, 



CINNYRIS BRASILIANA MECYNORHYNCHA, new subspecies 



Like Cinnyris brasiliana oenopa, from Nias Island, but with the bill 

 very much larger. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 179396, U. S. N. M. ; Simalur Island, 

 November 19, 1901 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



CINNYRIS BRASILIANA HYPOLAMPIS, new subspecies 



Resembling Cinnyris brasiliana brasiliana, but adult male with pos- 

 terior lower parts somewhat darker, the abdomen and crissum more 

 blackish ; immature male with posterior under parts more deeply 

 yellow, the upper surface more greenish. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 1 80051, U. S. N. M. ; South Pagi Island, 

 December 11, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



ARACHNOTHERA LONGIROSTRA 1 MELANCHIMA, new subspecies 



Much like Arachnothera longirostra longirostra from the Malay 

 Peninsula, but with the olive green of upper parts darker, and less 

 yellowish or bronzy. 



Type.— Adult male. No. 181328, U. S. N. M. ; Upper Siak River, 

 eastern Sumatra, November 23, 1906 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



ARACHNOTHERA LONGIROSTRA EXOCHRA, new subspecies 



Similar to Arachnothera longirostra mclanchinia, from Sumatra, 

 but with yellow of posterior lower parts somewhat paler ; upper sur- 

 face lighter, somewhat more bronzy. 



Type. — Adult male, No. 180030, U. S. N. M. ; South Pagi Island, 

 November 15, 1902; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



ARACHNOTHERA LONGIROSTRA HYPOCHRA, new subspecies 



Resembling Arachnothera longirostra exochra, from South Pagi 

 Island, but yellow of posterior lower parts paler; not, however, so 

 pale as in Arachnothera longirostra niasensis. 



Type.— Adult male, No. 180039, U. S. N. M. ; North Pagi Island. 

 November 24, 1902 ; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 



ARACHNOTHERA LONGIROSTRA ZARHINA, new subspecies 



Similar to Arachnothera longirostra exochra, from South Pagi Is- 

 land, but bill much longer; wing somewhat shorter; and upper 

 surface decidedly duller. 



This is the original spelling of the specific name. 



