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finer pattern of their markings, the Mack median lines of the feathers, both above 

 and below, being narrower, less bold, the wliole bird thus appearing to be more 

 uniform. A skin from Batjan (Platen coll.; in the Tring Museum, however, 

 approaches them in this respect. "The iris is sulphureous or ochreous yellow, feet 

 dirty whitish, bill blackish, base of mandiMe light." Wing '• cJ " 170, '■ ¥ " 169, 

 tail 85—89, metarsus 30, bill 23 mm. 



Tvpe in Mus. Tring No. 4480, ?, Kalidupa, 29. xii. 1901. Heinrich Kiihn coll. 



It mav be said that F. riKinadensis manndensis and P. manmlensis albiventris 

 differ so strikinglv in their smaller size, and especially smaller bills, from inagica, 

 leitcospUus and kalidupae, that one cannot help seeing a wider gulf between the 

 former two and the latter three forms, so that one might almost say they were two 

 species, each with .some subspecies; but sometimes the differences are less than usual. 



9. Strix Candida Tick. 



? ad.. Kalidupa Island, 6. i. 1902. " Iris blackish brown ; feet pale brownish 

 grey; bill white." (No. 4489.) 



This is the second specimen known from the Celebes region. One was obtained 

 bv Professor ISIax Weber in the Luwu district in 1889, and only this one female has 

 been sent by Kiihn. Ornithologists agree that the "grass-owl" e.xtends its range 

 from India to Australia. I liave not sufficient before me to discuss the possibility of 

 several local forms of this bird, liut I am certainly not a jmrn-i convinced that they 

 are all exactly the same from the various countries. 



10. Trichoglossus ornatus (.L.). 



Common on Kalidupa, where a good series has been collected. " The iris is 

 reddish orange, feet ■ olive-grey, bill vermilion." Specimens from Kalidupa are 

 entirely similar to those from Celebes. fNos. 4515 — 4521.) 



11. Cacatua sulphureus (Gm.). 



Psittamvs sidphurmis Gmelin, Sysl. Nat. i. p. 330 (1788 : ex Brisson, Buffon, 

 Albin, Edwards, and Latham. "Habitat in ins. Moluccis " ; errore : the typical 

 locality is Celebes. 



Tomia, Binongka, and Wantjee Islands. Altogether seven specimens, four 

 marked '• S," three " ?." 



The sexing undoubtedly correct, as the males have much larger bills. The bills 

 of these males are exactly as large as those of specimens from Celebes, while those 

 of the females are not larger than those of the Djampea specimens, separated by me 

 (No\\ ZooL. 1896. p. 176) under the name C sidphurea djmnpeana, on account of 

 their smaller bills. I am therefore afraid that the Djampea form is not distinguish- 

 able, my djampeana having been founded on two females only. Mr. Kiihn has 

 marked the iris of the nudes as " blackish brown," " coffee-brown," and " brownish 

 black," that of the females as "bright red," "blood red," and "dark vermilion." I 

 do not know if this difference in tlie colour of the iris in the sexes is known, but 

 cannot iind it described. (Nos. 4248, 4249, 4250, 4363, 4364, 4365, 4456.) 



12. Tanygnathus megalorhynclios viridipennis subsp. nov. 

 Tawjf/nathus T. mef/alarhynchos dicto typico simillimus, sed remigibus extus 

 viridibus, minime caeruleis, ro.stro absque minoribus. 

 Hab. In insulis Tukang-Besi dictis. 



