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cassini, Minsch & Hartl. (= H. sacra (Gm.) spms. d, f, Tristr. Cat. Coll, 
Birds, p. 93. Three. 2¢. Fiji Islands (Ovalau, April; Rewa).. 
chloris (Bodd.). Ten. ¢, 9, jr. Java (Batavia, November; Bantam 
Arendong, March). Borneo (Santubong). Philippine Islands (Cebu, 
April ; South Luzon). Pelew Islands. Talaut Islands (Lirung, May). 
chloris, sw)sp. armstrongi, Sharpe (= H. chloris (Bodd.) spms. a, b, Tristr. 
Cat. Coll. Birds, p. 92). Three. [Bengal]. Java. Borneo (Labuan, 
February). 
chloris, subsp. vidali, Sharpe; chloris, subsp. abyssinicus (Licht.). 
humii, Sharpe. Five. 3, 9. Malay Peninsula (Malacca; Singapore, 
April). 
The two specimens from Singapore may perhaps be referable to H. armstrongi. 
humii, subsp. meyeri, Sharpe ; humii, subsp. davisoni, Sharpe. 
solomonis, /iams. Two. @ jr. New Ireland, June. Solomon Islands 
(San Cristoval, Makira, August). 
The New Ireland specimen is of a very dark ultramarine blue on the upper surface, 
brighter on the rump, and with a greenish tinge on the scapulars; the black 
nuchal collar is very strongly marked. This may possibly prove to be a distinct 
subspecies. 
suvensis, Sharpe. 
We have attempted to classify the varied forms of H. chloris in accordance with 
Dr. Sharpe’s views. The result, as far as the limited material before us enables 
us to form an opinion, is extremely unsatisfactory; it appears to us that it 
would be better to unite all these races under H. chloris, as Messrs. Meyer & 
Wiglesworth have done, who state (B. Celehes i. p. 295) that were Dr. Sharpe’s 
views ‘‘to be adopted not only H. ch/oris, but also H. armstrongi, Sh., H. 
Jorstenit, Bp., H. solomonis, Salvad, Hf. humii, Sh., H. meyeri, Sh., and perhaps 
others would apparently have to be admitted into this work—all from the 
Celebesian region.” 
sordidus, Gould. Two. ¢. North Australia (Cape York; Blackwood 
Bay, August). 
sordidus, subsp. colonus, Hart. Nov. Zool. iii. p. 244 (1896). 
“*Closely allied to H. sordidus typicus, but much smaller. Culmen, 46 (not 60) mm. ; 
wing, 89-93 (not 112) mm. 
é Apparently also darker, especially on the head, though this may be due 
to the freshness of the skins. The loral spot is not white, but pale buff; the 
concealed spot on the nape very distinct and pale buff; the collar on the hind 
neck rather broad ; above and behind the eye an indication of an eyebrow. 
Tail, 70 mm.” (Hartert). Habitat. ‘‘Egum Group” (Type of subspecies), 
‘* Louisiade Islands.” 
funebris, Bp. One. Batchian. 
hombroni (/p.). One. ¢. Philippine Islands (Mindanao, Zamboango, 
April). 
concretus, 77mm. Seven. 54,29. Borneo. 
lindsayi (Viy.). Five. 24,39. Philippine Islands (Luzon: Manilla ; 
Cataguan). 
moseleyi, Steere. 
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veneratus (Gim.). Three. 9. Society Islands (Tahiti, April). 
-youngi, Sharpe. Two. Society Islands (Morea, November). 
No. 1 is a Co-type of the species, Cat. Birds, Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 289. 
recurvirostris, Lufr. Eight. 2 9. Navigator Islands (Upolu, Ana, 
December), 
tutus ((/m.). Twenty. ¢. Society Islands (fupnoi; Huaheine, July ; 
Tahiti). 
