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differing in colour from moluccana. Though Sharpe in his 

 Catalogue originally unites our bird with A. moluccana, he 

 writes however in the addenda, that he is not quite con- 

 vinced, that the bird in question is the young of Amau- 

 rornis moluccana, like Salvadori minds. In his Handlist, 

 however, Sharpe makes no mention of the species. 



Talegallus cuvieri Less. 

 (Plate 5). 



Tallegallus cuvieri, Schlegel, Cat. Megap. 1880, p. 80. 

 Talegallus cuvieri, 0. Grant, Cat. B. Br. M. XXII, 1893, p. 465. 



A remarkable, nearly total albino. — Mr. Jens tells me, 

 that the existence of this specimen was already long time 

 known to the Papuas of Doreh. The bird was very shy 

 and it was very difficult to approach it. Endly however 

 it was snared and brought to Mr. Jens. The groundcolour 

 is pure white; here and there the bird has a light dull 

 brown or a blackish brown feather. Bill and feet were in 

 life of a light colour, the naked skin of the head was 

 rosy and the eye red. 



Aepypodius pyrrhopygius (Schleg.). 



Talegallus pyrrhopygius, Schlegel, N. L. M. I, 1879, p. 15 9. 

 Tallegallus pyrrhopygius, Schlegel, Cat. Megap. 1880, p. 82. 

 Aepypodius arfakianus, 0. Grant, Cat. B. Br. M. XXII, 

 1893, p. 470. 



One adult specimen. — The proof that Talegallus arfakianus 

 Salvad. is the same as Talegallus pyrrhopygius Schleg. is 

 till the present time not yet furnished. It seems to me 

 that it is better to make assurance double sure and to 

 call the bird Aepypodius pyrrhopygius. We had in our col- 

 lection only Schlegel's type. The specimen we have pur- 

 chased now, agrees fully with the type. 



Notes from, the Leyden Museum, Vol. XXIX. 



