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A very fine series of fourteen specimens from Kalidupa, Rinongka, and Tomia 

 (Nos. 4184, 4185, 418G, 4187, 4345, 4346, 4347, 4527, 4528, 4529, 4530, 4531, 4532, 

 4533) differ strikingly from typical me;j(tlorhynchos, of whicli I have a large series 

 for comparison, in the outer aspect of the wings being green, not at all blue. The 

 primary coverts only have more or less of a blue .tinge, but the quills never. The 

 wing measm-es, in this fine series of fourteen skins, not more than 230 to 245 mm., 

 while in typical mef/(do7-kynchos it is 240 to 266. The bill (forehead to tip with 

 compass) measures not more than 46 mm., but generally less, while in typical 

 megalorhynchos it measures from 45 to 53 mm. The iris is pale yellow of various 

 shades. 



There are, it will be remembered, several more subspecies of T. megalorhi/nchos. 



T. megalwhynchos megalorhynchos has the most peculiar distribution. It 

 extends from N.W. New (iuinea over the western Papuan Islands to the northern 

 Moluccas, to Flores, Djampea between t'elebes and Flores, and the islands north of 

 Celebes— not only to Talaut, Sangi, !>iao, but e\en to the small islands close to the 

 coast : Mantehage, Biarro, and Tagulandang. There is, however, no evidence that it 

 occurs on Celebes itself! The specimens said to have come from Manado (Mussehen- 

 broek) and Tondano (Reinwardt) were probably brought to Celebes from one of these 

 islands. 



The typical megalorhynchos may be described as a large bird with deep yellow 

 under wing-coverts, a yellowish underside, and outwardly blue wings. 



Specimens from Djampea and Flores have the wings outwardly green, hardly 

 with any blue tinge at all, and are perhaps a shade darker greenish; but our series 

 is too small for us to be certain if they belong to a distinct race, or if they can be 

 united with viridipennis. They are, however, larger than viridipennis, and should 

 probably receive a special name. 



T. megalorhynchos samhensis inhabits the island of Sumba. It is of the same 

 size as typical megalorhynchos, and has outwardly blue quills, but the under wing- 

 coverts are greenish yellow, the under-surface greener and darker. This is a very 

 distinct race. 



T. megalorhynchos viridipennis from the Tukang-Besi Islands is smaller than 

 typical megalm-kynchos and sumhensis, and has outwardly green wings without blue. 

 The under wing-coverts are hardly more greenish. 



T. afinis from the Southern Moluccas and T. subaffi-nis from Timorlaut 

 (Tenimberj are also closely allied, and might be looked upon as subspecies of 

 megalorhynchos; but all the other forms of the genus Tanygnaihus are widely 

 different from the group of megalorhynchos and allies. 



Tlie type of Tanygnathus megalorhynchos viridipennis is a female from Tomia 

 Island (No. 4346). 



13. Cacomantis sepulcralis (S. Miill.). 



Guculus sepulcralis S. Miiller, Land-en Volkenkmide yi. 177 (1839 — 1844: 

 Java). 



Cacomantis sepulcralis Finsch, Notes Leyden Mus. xxii. (1900) p. 82. 



One J, 3 ? ?^ Tomia, Binongka, and Kalidupa. "Iris greyish brown, eyelid 

 yellowish; feet ochreous yellow; bill black, mandible, except tip, yellowish grey." 

 Wings 106—110 mm. (Nos. 4384, 4385, 4386, 4571.) 



