280 On the Birds of New Hanover. 



Chalcophaps stephani, Phlogcenas johannce, and the inevitable 

 Caloenas nicobarica were met with. 



Carpophaga rubricera Gray. 



The genus Globicera cannot be maintained. Ptilinopus 

 insolitus differs exactly in the same way from other Piili- 

 nopi as C. rubricera from the other Carpophagce. That 

 P. insolitus cannot be geuerically separated from the rest 

 of the Ptilinopi is beautifully illustrated by Ptilinopus 

 granulifrons from Obi^ which differs from P. hijogaster 

 almost only in its granuliform forehead. A fanatical 

 genus-splitter would perhaps be tempted to make another 

 genus for P. granulifrons, but an ornithologist taking a very 

 broad view of '' subspecies " might call P. granulifrons a 

 subspecies of P. hyogaster. This case reminds me very much 

 of the various forms of Rhampho coccyx, Phoenicojjhaes, 

 &c., which differ in the shape of their nostrils, while they are 

 quite or almost alike in coloration. That they cannot be 

 put in different genera is illustrated by Phoenicophaes micro- 

 rhinus Berl. (see Nov. Zool. ii. pp, 70-73). 



Myristicivora subflavescens (Finscli). 

 Formerly known only from New Ireland. 



Macropygia sp. inc. 



I have not been able to come to a satisfactory conclusion 

 respecting a long- tailed Pigeon allied to, or the same as, 

 M. carteretia. 



ASTUR DAMPIERI (?). 



Two immature Goshawks belong probably to this species. 



Baza bismarcki Sliarpe. 



Two skins. Very closely allied to B. reinwardti. 



NiNOX VARIEGATA (Q-. & G.). 



Two skins of this rare Owl from New Hanover. 



Rallina tricolor Gray. 



Two skins from New Hanover have very short wings. 

 With more material they might be separable subspe- 

 cifically. 



