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defined capistrum, black; sides of head dark quak^r drab, some- 

 what blackish anteriorly; sides of neck dark grayish brown; throat 

 and jugulum dark quaker drab; rest of under parts creamy white, 

 sharply defined transversely against the gray of throat; edge of wing 

 underneath sooty black, flecked with white; remainder of wing-hning 

 creamy white. 



The characters of this race have already been indicated by Mr. 

 Stresemann/ but no name provided. The birds from Solombo Besar 

 and those also in the United States National Museum from other 

 localities bear out these differences, and indicate that the form is 

 worthy of nomenclatural recognition. It may be distinguished from 

 Artamus leucoryn celehensis by its smaller size and somewhat darker 

 upper and lower parts. In addition to Solombo Besar, it inhabits 

 the islands of Bali, Java, Banka, and Sumatra, with doubtless others 

 adjacent. 



Two specimens are in the present collection. Both exhibit indi- 

 cations of molt among the contour feathers, and one (No. 181533, 

 U.S.N.M., December 3, 1907 — not the type) is molting also some of 

 the wing-quills. Measurements of both are as follows: 



Measurements of specimens of Artamus leucoryn amydrus. 



Family ORIOLIDAE. 



ORIOLUS MACULATUS LAMPROCHRYSEUS. new subspecies. 



Suhs'pecific characters. — Similar to Oriolus maculatus maculatus, 

 from Java, but larger; upper parts brighter, more golden (less green- 

 ish) yeUow; yeUow tips on inner webs of inner secondaries and ter- 

 tials narrower; these tips and the edgings of secondaries and tertials 

 of a duUer yellow; yellow wing speculum averaging smaller. 



Description. — Type, adult male, No. 181523, U.S.N.M.; Solombo 

 Besar Island, Java Sea, December 4, 1907; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Lores, 

 supercihary, subocular, and broad postocular streaks continuous 

 with a broad occipital band, black; rest of upper parts, including 

 crown, forehead, scapulars, and upper tail-coverts, together with 



1 Novit. Zool., vol. 20, June 17, 1913, p. 291. 

 ' Measured in the flesh by the collector. 

 > Type. 



