JUNE 4, 1923 OBERHOLSER: NEW EAST INDIAN NECTARINIIDAE 231 
Mention, in passing, might be made of the fact that Cinnyris ornata 
klossi Richmond! is apparently a recognizable race, differing in both sexes 
from Cinnyris ornata heliobleta, of the Malay Peninsula in more golden (less 
grayish) upper parts, and darker more golden lower surface. 
Cinnyris ornata heliomanis, subsp. nov. 
Subspecific characters.—Similar to Cinnyris ornata ornata,*? from Java, 
but in the male averaging more grayish (less golden) above, and slightly 
paler on posterior lower parts; in the female, with a more golden tinge to the 
olive of the upper surface, and with more deeply colored and more golden- 
hued posterior under surface. 
Type.—Adult male, No. 182683, U. S. Nat. Mus.; Salintukan, eastern 
Borneo, March 138, 1913; H. C. Raven. 
Measurements of type.—Wing, 48.5 mm.; tail, 32.5; exposed culmen, 16; 
tarsus, 138; middle toe without claw, 8. 
Cinnyris ornata heliozeteta, subsp. nov. 
Subspecific characters.—Similar to Cinnyris ornata heliomanis, from Borneo, 
but much larger; in the male, with upper surface more golden (less greenish), 
and posterior lower parts of a deeper, more golden yellow. 
Type.—Adult male, No. 180616, U. 8. Nat. Mus.; Tanjong Rengsam, 
Banka Island, southeastern Sumatra, May 21, 1904; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 
Measurements of type.—Wing, 55 mm.; tail, 37; exposed culmen, 17; 
tarsus, 18; middle toe without claw, 10. 
Aethopyga siparaja heliotis, subsp. nov. 
Subspecific characters.—Similar to Aethopyga siparaja cara, from Tenas- 
serim, but larger, and tail more greenish. 
Description.—Type, adult male, No. 173263, U. 8. Nat. Mus.; Domel 
Island, Mergui Archipelago, February 23, 1900; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Fore- 
head and fore part of crown, metallic invisible green; lores black; sides of 
head and of neck, together with occiput, cervix, scapulars, upper back, 
and lesser wing-coverts, between carmine and nopal red; lower back brownish 
slate; rump between lemon chrome and light cadmium; upper tail-coverts 
metallic diamine green, the middle rectrices dull metallic purple, margined 
with metallic diamine green; rest of tail brownish black, margined externally 
with metallic purple; wings dark hair brown, the primaries, secondaries, 
greater and middle coverts, narrowly margined with dark citrine; chin, 
throat, and jugulum, between scarlet red and nopal red; a long submalar 
streak metallic prussian blue; posterior lower parts rather light neutral 
gray; middle of breast dark brownish, the flanks slightly washed with oliva- 
ceous; lining of wing dull white; edge of wing hair brown, slightly washed 
with dull red. 
Measurements of type-—Wing, 55.5 mm.; tail, 48.5; exposed culmen, 16; 
tarsus, 14; middle toe without claw, 13.5. 
Aethopyga siparaja heliophiletica, subsp. nov. 
Subspecific characters—Similar to Aethopyga siparaja siparaja, from 
Sumatra, but larger; and with less extensively blackish posterior lower 
parts. 
4 Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., XXV, September 17, 1902, p. 297 (‘‘Great Nicobar”’ [Island, 
Nicobar Islands]). 
5 Type locality, Java. 
