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Wo have in the Trinfr Miisenra tlie following sppciinens : — 

 4 ad.. Mt. Cameron, (iooO fr., Angnst 1890. Anthony coll. "Eye yellow 

 anil l)lai:k."' (Evidently it is meant that the iris is yellow, the pnpil black.) 



1 cJ, 1 ? ad., Eafa district, between Mts. Alexander and F.cliamy, riiinri—()OOn 

 ft., October IT'.io. A. S. Anthony coll. •' Eye red and bine." 



" (J " (? 1 ? ), Oiiori district. British New Gninea, 180(5. " Eye dark yellow, 

 black eyeball ": '' Eye jiink, light grey eyeball." A. S. Anthony coll. 



2 ad., Owen Stanley Monntaius, one evidently Anthony's skin. 



1 imin., Mt. Victoria, Owen Stanley Monntains. 



1 ad., " Richardson Range," 2001)— 400U ft. (Donbtless one of Emil Weiske's 

 skins. Ronght from Gerrard.) 



1 imm.. between Rivers Laroki and Vanapa, E. Weiskc coll. 



2 imm., 1 yonng in blackish pinmage, Brown River 1898, E. Weiske coll. 



84. Phonygammus keraudreni hunsteini Sharpe. 



The large size (long wing) and distinctly boat-shaped tail of adult birds, the 

 latter not seen in auy other form of the genus, easily distinguish this form from 

 the rest. Head and neck dark green with an oily lustre, rest of plumage deep dark 

 violet ; young raven-black as in the others. 



2 c?c? ad., 1 ? ad., 2 ? juv., 1 S juv., Fergnsson Island, 1894. A. S. Meek coll. 



1 iS ad., 1 c? juv., 1 ? juv., Fergusson Island, June 1897. " Iris red." A. S. 

 Meek coll. (Nos. .5.54, 508, 581). 



1 ? ad., Goodenough Island, 20. xii. 1890. " Iris bright red with a yellow 

 inner ring." 



Only known from Fergnsson and Goodenough Islands. The alleged occurrence 

 in New Gninea is evidently erroneous. 



85. Lycocorax pyrrhopterus pyrrhopterus (Bp.). 



8 ad., Halmahera, Bruijn coll., 1874. (Specimens /j, c, (/, o, p, t, u, :r of the list 

 ill Orn. Pap. ii. p. 494.) 



1 ad., Halmahera, Guillemard coll., erroneously labelled as coming from Obi ! 

 1 cJ,Oba, Halmahera, lo. i. 1S94. Kiikenthal coll. 



1 S, Gaui, Halmahera, November 1890. W. Doherty coll. " Iris very dark 

 brown, feet and bill black." 



2 JtJ, 5 ? 9 , Batjan, Angnst 1897. W. Doherty coll. "Iris deep crimson' 

 in adult birds. 



86. Lycocorax pyrrhopterus morotensis Schleg. 



3, Morty. Dumas coll. 



1, " Morty," bought from Gerrard. 



87. Lycocorax pyrrhopterus obiensis Bernst. 



1 ?, Obi Major, 12. x. 1883. Guillemard coll. " Length 440 mm." 

 1 ?, Obi Major, 12. .\. 1883. Powell coll. " Length 44i) mm.'" 

 7 d(?, '■> ? ?, Obi Major, September 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



