( 103 ) 

 35. Pachycephala soror Sd. 



Piiiihi/rejihaht soyor Scl., P. X. .s'. 187:5. p. D'JL* (Arfak). 



2 t?(?, 1 ?, Arfak. Braijn coll. 



2, cj ?, Hatam, 1875. Brnijn coll. (Specimens m. and ij of Salvailori's list in 

 ihii. Pap. ii. p. 223.) 



1 S ad., Hatam, 27. vi. 187.5. Beccari coll. (S])ecimeu / of the list, ji. 222.) 



1 S ad., " Matang," 2(i. vi. 1875. (Specimen /' of the list on ji. 222, where 

 given as " Hatam.") 



3, $S%, Arfak. Brnijn eoll. (Specimens c/, c, s, of the list on pp. 222, 223.) 



2 ? , ad., jnv., Aroa River. Emil Weiske coll. 



2, (? ?, between Rivers Laroki and Vanapa. Emil Weiske coll. 



4 S$, 4 ? ?, Mt. Cameron, Owen Stanley Range, fioOO ft. A. Anthony coll. 



1 S ad., Kotoi district, 4000 ft., 13. viii. 1898. A. Anthony coll. 



1 i ad., Moroka, 1885. H. 0. Forbes coll. 



36. Pachycephala schlegelii schlegelii Schleg. 



rai-hiji:i'[i}Mhi schlegelii Schlegel (ex Roseuberg, in litt,), Xnl. Tijdsln: Ttiei-k. iv. p. 43 (1S71 : 

 "de rinte'rieur de la Nouvelle Guinee "). 



3 (?c?, 1 ?, Arfak. Brnijn coll. (Specimens r, /;, /', // of Salvadori's list in 

 (hn. Pfip. ii; p. 224.) 



1 (? ad., Arfak, e JInseo H. Unillemard (probably ex Brnijn). 



4 c?(?, 3 ? ¥, Arfak. Brnijn coll. 



1 cJ, 3 S ?, Hatam, June 1875. Beccari coll. (Specimens m, r, .->-, ,'•, of 

 Salvadori's list, p. 224.) 



1 ? jnv., Arfak. Brnijn coll. (With some cinnamon feathers on head, neck, 

 and chest.) 



37. Pachycephala schlegelii obsourior Hart. 



I'ai-hi/rfiihaUi xnhhijHi obxcuriui- Hartert, Nov. Zdor.. 1896. p. 15 (Eafa district). 

 Piii'hijrrijluda mrorrnla De Vis, Ibis 1897. p. 580 (British New Guinea). 



1 J ad., Eafa district, between Mts. Alexander and Bellamy, oOOO— (3000 ft., 

 October 1805. (Type of Pachi/ct'phala schlcgdii obscnrior.) 



1 cJ, " Moroka district." Purchased in London. 



3 (JcJ, 3 ? ad., 1 ? jnv., Kotoi district, 4onO and "11000"ft., Angnst 1893. 

 Anthony coll. 



1 c?, 1 ? , Mt. Seratchley. Anthony coll. 



3 <?c?, 1 ?, Owen Stanley Mountains. Antliony coll. 



2 SS,\ ?, Mt. Cameron, 7000 ft. Anthony coll. '^ Iris brown." 

 2 jnv., Aroa River. E. Weiske coll. 



2, Mts. of British New tiuinea, no e.vact locality. 



The male of this southern subspecies ditiers in the darker sliade and greater 

 extent of the rufous colour of the abdomen and the slightly darker olive-green back 

 and mantle. The female differs in a stronger degree. The colour of the head is 

 darker and more slaty-grey, the green of the back is darker, more greenish, the 

 throat, instead of being whitish, is slate-grey with a narrow white bar across each 

 feathci', the n]iper chest is darker, slaty-grey instead of whitish drab. 



■J he young of both 1'. ncldeyeUi achlcyclii and 1'. schlcyclii obscurior are very 



