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 6. Graucalus papuensis hypoleucus Gould. 



Graucalus lt>jpoleuciis Gould, P. Z. S. 1848. p. 38 (Port Essington, Australia). 



1 from the Godeffroy Museum, iierliajjs Bowen, Australia ( ?). 



1 ?, Cooktown, 30. vi. 1899. Olive coll. 



1 (?, Cape York, 21. vi. 1898. Eichhorn coll. (Meek.) 



1, Thursday Island. Purchased from Gerrard. 



1, Port Moresby. Purchased from Gerrard. 



1, Nicnra, British New Guinea. Li.x coll. 



1 , inland from Holnicote Bay. Rohu coll. 



1 c?, Dobbo (Wammer), Aru, 28. xi. 1897. H. Kiihn coll. 



1 c?, Dobbo, Am, February 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1, Dobbo, Am, 10. vi. 1896. V.. Webster coll. (From spirits.) 



Inhabits Australia, Aru, and S.E. New Guinea. 



7. Graucalus papuensis elegans Rams. 



Graurnlits elegans Ramsay, Pr'ic Linn. S'i<-. .V..S'.ir. vii, p. 22 (1882 : Guadalcanal). 



17 specimens from Gnadalcanar, Florida, Isabel, Alu, Blunia, and Ilubiana 

 Islands. 



Inhabits the Solomon archipelago. 



8. Graucalus papuensis louisiadensis Hart. 



Graucalwi jMpnetisis Imiisiadensis Hartert, Nov. ZiioL. 1898. p. 524 (Sudest Island). 



6 specimens from Sudest Island. 



Inhabits the Louisiades, only known from Sudest. 



9. Graucalus papuensis papuensis (Gm.). 



C'orvus papuensis Gmelia, Sijst. Nal. i. p. .^71 (ex Daubenton & Latham ; " hab. in Nova 

 Guinea"). 



7 from Halmahera, lineluding specimens m, n, p of Salvadori's list in Orn. 

 Pnp. ii. 



5 Obi, 5 Batjan, 2 Morty. 



2, Salwatty, 1861. A. R. Wallace coll. 



1 (S , Mysol, November 1883. Guillemard coll. 



4 cJc?, Mysol, January— February 19un. H. Kuhn coll. 



1, Dorey, Bruijn coll. (Specimen d of Salvadori's list.) 

 1 c?, Dorey. June 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 S, Audai, 1879. Bruijn coll. 



2, Kapaur, February 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



Having carefully e.xamined all this material, we have come to the conclusion 

 that it is impossible to separate the Moluccan birds, which have beeu called 

 melanolom by Gray, from the (typical) New Guinea form. 



19. Graucalus papuensis stephani Mey. 



(IniurubiH stephani A. B. Meyer, M,l,. Her. /, Z,.„l. .l/«s. Dresilen 18'.IO-'.il. No. 4. p. 9(1892: 

 Stephansort). 



1 ad. skin, Koiistantiuhafen, German New Guinea. Kubary coll. 



This form agrees with G. p. papuen»in in coloration, but is much smaller^ 

 having the same dimensions as il. p. lu/polciinis, IVom wjiich it differs in the grey 

 throat and breast. The chin and throat are not at all whiter than in (i. //. pKpnensis. 



