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NOTES ON PAPUAN BIRDS. 

 By the Hon. WALTER KOTHSC'HILD, Ph.D., and ERNST HARTERT. 



{Ccntiittted frniit Paje IIG.) 



[For tbe localitie.s mentioned in this article see " Introdiictiou," Nov. Zool. 1901. 

 pp. 55 — Gl, and tbe map.s, Pl.s. II. and III., in the .same volume of this Journal. The 

 former jKjrtions of this series of articles on Papuan Birds are : Vol. VIII. pp. 55—88 

 ("Introduction," I'iUidae, Paittaci), and pp. 102 — 162 (Oohombap., Megapodiidae, liallidae, 

 Limkohte, Alcedinidae) ; autea, pp. 65 — 116 (Paradiseidae, Corvidae, Laniidae, JJicniridne, 

 Oriolidae, ArtMinidae, Sturnidae\ We hope to continue the subject shortly.] 



XIV. MEROPIDAE. 

 1. Merops ornatus Lath. 



1 (?, Mansinara, 18T9. Brnijn coll. 



1 ¥, Miinsinam, 7. vi. 1876. Beccari coll. (Specimen y of Salvadori's list). 



2 (JcJ, Sorong, lU. iv. 1875. Bruijii coll. (Spccimeas c' and /'' of Salvadori's 

 list). 



1 cj, 4 ? ¥, Dorey, 1S7.1, 1875. Brnijn coll. (Specimens (/, <•, /', /, / of 

 Salvadorl's list). 



1 ?, Aiisns, Jolji, 10. iv. 187.0. Beccari coll. (Specimen i/i- of Salvadori's 

 list). 



2 (?(?, I ¥, Marai, Jolii, April lsi.i7. W. Doherly coll. 



1 ?, Mafor, May 18!)7. W. Duherty coll. 



2 66, 2 ? ?, 1 se.x?, Hon, July 1897. W. Doliei-ty coll. 



1 cf, 1 ?," cote sej.tentrion., 1 3r)° 30'— lar long." 187U. Brnijn coll. 



1 c?, 1 ?, Siuibang, German New Gninca, 28. vii., 14. i.\. 1890. E. Nymau 

 coll. 



1 6, Blanche Bay, New ISiitain, U. vii. 1.S79. E. Richards coll. 



5 66, Woodlark Island, 2. 10. 2(i. iv. 1807, 27. iii. l.s'.)7. A. S. Meek coll., 

 Nos. 17(1, 174, 182, :i;22, 223. 



4 6 6, 1 ?, Sndest Island, Lonisiadcs, '•'.o. jii., ID, 14. 14. ::^ii. iv. 1S98. 

 A. S. Meek coll., Nos. KKill, 1717, 172:i, 1727, 1709. 



2 6 6, 1 ¥, St. Aign.in, Louisiades, l-U. 3il. viii., 10. i.\. 1807. A. S. Meek 

 coll., Nos. 930, 931, 1019. 



1 ?, Milne Bay, 10. iv. 1899. A. S. Meek coll.. No. 2481. 



3, Nicura, British New Guinea. Li.x coll. 



1 <J, 1 ?, Trangan, Arn Islands, 17. ix. 19U0. "Iris bright blood-red, feet 

 plumbeous, bill black." H. Kiihn coll., Nos. 2."i79, 2r)S.j. 



AVe have in addition si.xfy-two specimens from Australia, Alor, Sumba, 

 Sumbawa, Timor, S.ivn, Lo;ubok, Lomblen, ('elebes, Bafjan, Tern ate. Obi. 



XV. COUACIIDAE. 



1. Eurystomus orientalis australis Swains. 



1 cf, 1 ?, Salwatty, 1(1. 2s. v. I.s7."). Brnijn coll. (Specimens ;/' and i" of 

 Salvadori's list). 



