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Habitat : Jobi Island, in the Geelvink Bay ; type : ? , Ansns, Jobi, 12. xi. 1883. 

 Powell coll., No. J. 965. 



We have the following sjiecimens in addition to the type : — 



1 cJ ad., Ansus, Brnijn coll. (Specimen m of Salvadori's list on p. 14.5 iu 

 Urn. Pap. ii.) 



3 <? ad., 2 6 imm., 1 ?, Marai, Ansns, Marayari, Jobi, April— May 1897. 

 W. Doherty coll. 



This form is named in honour of the Conte Tommaso Salvador!, the celebrated 

 authority on Papuan birds. 



16. Edoliisoma melas meeki snbsp. nov. 



The females of this new form dift'er from those of E. m. melas by their paler 

 upper surface and much lighter ciunamon-buff instead of pale rnfous brown, 

 underside. The males are quite similar, e.xcept that the bill is smaller than in most 

 of the typical melas. 



Habitat : British New Guinea and the Fly River. Type : ? ad., Milne Bay, 

 11. iv. 1899. A. S. Meek colL, No. 2458. 



We have, in addition to the type, the following specimens : — 



2 c? ad., 1 c? juv., Milne Bay, February and April 1899. A. S. Meek coll., 

 Nos. 2350, 2301, 2472. 



1 (? ad., Fly River, 11. ix. 1877. D'Albertis coll.. No. 615. (Specimen y of 

 Salvadori's list.) 



1 c? ad., 1 c? imm., 1 ? , said to be from the Fly River, bought of Whitely. 

 (Appear to be D'Albertis skins.) 



1 3 ad., 1 c? imm., 3 ? ¥. E. Weiske coll., no exact locality. 



1 (? imm., Eafa district, 1000—3000 ft. Anthony coll. 



1 c? ad., Oriori district, 4. i. 1896. Anthony coll. 



1 c? ad., Mt. Cameron, 8. ix. 1896. Anthony coll. 



17. Edoliisoma montana (Meyer). 



Caiiqiephaga montium A. B. Meyer, Sitzber. k. Ak. Wisx. JVien Ixix. p. .S86 (1874 : Arfak). 



1 (J, Arfak, June 1874. Bruijn coll. (Specimen a of Salvadori's list iu Oni. 

 I'ajj. ii. p. 147). 



1 S, Arfak, 1879. Bruijn coll. 



2 without localities. 



1 S, Matahitaug in the Mts. of British New Guinea. H. 0. Forbes coll., No. lO. 



2 c? c?, Matahitang, Mts. of British New Guinea, purchased from Mcll wraith and 

 McEacharn. 



1 S juv. (moulting), said to be from the Moroka district, purchased from 

 Mcllwraith and McEacliarn. 



3 c?tJ,2 ? ad., Mt. Cameron. Owen Stanley Range, July and August 1896. 

 A. S. Anthony coll. 



Specimens from Britisli New Guinea have as a rule shorter wings and shorter 

 bills than those from tlie typical locality (Arfak), lint tliere is much variation, and 

 we rcipiire more material for naming the S.E. New Guinea form. 



