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1, " Sogeri district," 2000— 350U ft., 1896. E. Weiske coll. 



1, Brown River, 1898. E. Weiske coll. 



1 ?. Mt. Giiyata, Richardson Range, 2(100—4000 ft., 1898. E. Weiske coll. 



3, Briti.sh Xew Gninea. E. Weiske coll. 



T. Aegotheles bennetti snlisp. nov. ? 



cJ, Sattelberg, German New Guinea, 800 m., 4. vi. 1809. E. Nyman coll. 



?, Simbang, German New Gniuea, 4. i.x. 1890. E. Nyman coll. 



These two si)ecimens are either Afi. hfnncft't or a closely allied subspecies. The 

 nvile does not differ materially from larger specimens of Ac. bennetti. The forehead 

 and broad streaks above the eyes are somewhat rnfescent brown, but in a few 

 hennctti they are not much less so. The throat and chest is strongly washed with 

 rufescent-brownish, but it looks as if this was partially soiled. The crescent on the 

 hindueck is white. The J'emale is larger than auy of our bennetti, wing 138 mm. 

 The streaks from the forehead over the eyes are rnfous brown, the collar on the 

 hiiidneck washed with ])ale rnfous, throat and chest also with a rnfescent brown 

 wash. It seems thus, that the form from Kaiser-Wilhelm-land is larger (the 

 female being larger than the male !) and more inclined to rufous on the head and 

 throat and chest, but we would like to examine more specimens before separating it 

 from bennetti. This doubtful form is evidently closely allied to Ae. uffinis, but 

 more undulated and vermiculated, not barred, above. 



8. Aegotheles plumifera Rams. 



Aegnlliehs jjliimifei-ii. Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Sac. N. S. Wales v. viii. p. I'l (1883 : S.E. New Guinea, 

 exact place not given in particular}. 



1 (?, Goodenough Island, 17. .\ii. 1896. "Iris light chocolate-brown, feet 

 flesh-colour, washed with yellow, bill dark brown." A. S. Meek coll.. No. 78. 



1 pullus, Goodenough Island, 4. xii. 1898. A. S. Meek coll., No. 15. 



2 ? ?, Fergusson Island, 19. v. 1897. "Iris light chocolate-brown, feet light 

 brownish flesh (light yellowisli, tinged with pink), bill light fleshy brown, or 

 brownish flesh-colonr." A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 307, 308. 



These birds are evidently Ramsay's ^1. plumifera, which has hitherto remained 

 nuknown in Europe. They have the upperside like bennetti, without the large 

 light spots on wing-coverts and scapulars, but the light portions of the forehead 

 are rufous, the middle of the throat is uniform pale rnfescent, the underside tinged 

 with rnfous, tlie chest not so liiiely vermiculated with black. The pullus is above 

 and below blackish brown, vermiculated with bulfy white. It is quite possible that 

 the type of Ae. plumifera came from Fergusson Island, where Hunstelu and Goldie 

 have collected. Their specimens were generally badly labelled, and the localities 

 vaguely stated. 



9. Aegotheles wallacei Gray. 



Aeijiithilcs wdUacei G. R. Gray, I'.Z. S. ISr/J. p. MA (Dorey, Arfak). 



1 (?, Wanambai, Kabroor, Aru Islands, 2. i.x. lOiii). " Iris cott'ce-lirown, feet 

 |jiile brownish flc^h-cdlunr, bill lilackish, gapi' liniwiiisli." II. Kiihii coll., 

 No. 2432. 



