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and Wiglesworth,' as well as those from other of the Siinda Islands, 

 are probably identical. It differs from Cerchneis moluccensis moluc- 

 censis and Cerchneis moluccensis orientalis in paler mider surface and 

 cheeks, more purely whitish under wing-coverts, and additionally as 

 from Cerchneis moluccensis occidentalis.^ The specimen obtained by 

 Doctor Abbott, taken on December 3, 1907, is molting a few of its 

 contour feathers, but neither remiges nor rectrices. 



With the present addition there are now four subspecies of Cerch- 

 neis moluccensis moluccensis, the names and geographic ranges of 

 which are as foUows: 



Cerchneis moluccensis moluccensis (Jacquinot and Pucheran). — 

 Moluccan islands of Goram, Ceram, Amboina, Buru, Peling, and 

 doubtless other intervening and adjacent islands. 



Cerchneis moluccensis orientalis (Meyer and Wiglesworth). — 

 Moluccan islands of Gilolo (Halmahera), Morotai, Ternate, Tidore, 

 March, Batchian, and probably neighboring islands. 



Cerchneis moluccensis occidentalis (Meyer and Wiglesworth). — 

 Celebes and Borneo. 



Cerchneis moluccensis microhalia Oberholser. — West to Java: south 

 to Lombok, Sumba,' Flores, Letti, and Timor; east to Timorlaut; 

 and north to Solombo Besar Island, 



Family MEGAPODIIDAE. 



MEGAPODIUS DUPERRYII GOULDH Gray. 



Megapodius gouldii Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1861, p. 290 (Lombok Island, 

 East Indies). 



Doctor Abbott obtained no specimens of this bird, but found un- 

 mistakable evidences of the occurrence of megapodes, doubtless this 

 species, on the island. This record is interesting as marking the 

 extreme western limit of the recorded range of this species. 



Family CHARADRIIDAE. 



PLUVIALIS DOMINICA FULVA (Gmelin). 



[Charadrius] fulvus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., voL 1, pt. 2, 1789, p. 687 (Tahiti Island, 

 Society Islands). 



One immature female, taken, December 5, 1907. Length (in flesh), 

 253 mm 



Family TRERONIDAE. 



MUSCADIVORES ROSACEUS ZAMYDRUS, new subspecies. 



Subspecific characters, — Similar to Muscadivores rosaceus rosaceus, 

 from the island of Timor, but decidedly darker above, with the me- 



1 Birds Celebes, vol. 1 , 1898, p. 80. 

 » See p. 178. 



