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XX. NECTARINIIDAE. 



1. Cinnyris aspasia maforensis (A. B. Meyer). 



Oialnistetha axpuxia var. mafni-ensis Meyer, Sitzher. K. K. Akad. Wi«x. Wien Ixx. p. 123 (1874 : 

 Mafor). 



10 (? ad., 4 ? ad., 4 c? jnv., Mafor Island, June 1897. W. Doherty coll. 

 Crowu brilliant golden, threat pnrple-blue. 



2. Cinnyris aspasia mysorensis (A. B. Meyer). 



Clialfosteiha asjKisia var. mysomixis Meyer, Sitzber. K. K. Akad. Wi-in. Wuni Ixx. p. 124 (1874 ; 

 Misori.) 



2 <SS, "Kordo," 1879. Bruiju coll. 

 1 c?, 2 ¥ ?, Korrido, October 1S9G. W. Doherty coll. 

 1 (? juv., Biak, Uctober 1896. W. Doherty coll. 

 Crown bronzy steel-green ; throat purple. 



3. Cinnyris aspasia aspasia Less. 



Cnnyrk aspasia Lesson, Voij. Coqii. Zool. i. p. 676. No. lOi.l. Pi. XXX. fig. 4 (1826-28 : type 

 from Dorey !). 



1 (?, Dorey, 3. vi. 1875. Brnijn coll. (Specimen h of Salvadori's list). 

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



1 J, Sorong, 28. iv. 187.5. Brnijn coll. (Specimen /of Salvadori's list). 



2 c? juv., Takar, October— November 1896. W. Doherty coll. 



1 cj, Mansiuara, 30. iii. 1875. Brnijn coll. (Specimenyof Salvadori's list). 

 1 J, Fly River, 18. vii. 1877. D'Albertis coll. 



1 S, Kafu, May 1884. Bruijn coll. 



6 c? ad., 5 ? ad., 2 i juv. Ron Island, Geelvink Bay, November 1896, June — 

 July 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



2 c?t?, 1 ?, Ansns, Jobi Island, April— May 1897. W. Doherty coll. 

 1 S Asna, Jobi Island, May 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



1 (J, Marai, Jobi Island, May 1897. W. Doherty coll. 



The .Jobi form has been separated by Meyer as a subspecies, under the name of 

 jobiensis. We have carefully compared our examples with a large series of true 

 aspasia from New Guinea, and cannot possibly confirm the alleged differences of 

 the Jobi form. 



1 c? ad., Terfia Island, October 1896. W. Doherty coll. 



4 S ad., 1 S jnv., 2 ? ad., Kai)aur, December 1896. W. Doherty coll. 



2 S ad., 1 S jnv., 1 ? ad., said to be from the mouth of the Ambernoh River. 

 J. Dumas coll. 



1 S ad., 2 i jnv., Mysol, 1. 6. 8. ii. 1900. H. Kiilin coll., Nos. 1084, 2017, 

 2020. 



The adult male appears to have the tliroat very blue, and a series may prove 

 the Mysol form to be a distinct subspecies. 



1 S ad., 2 ? ? , Stephansort, January 1899. E. Nyman coll. 



6 i ad., 3 i juv., 5 ? ?. Friedrichwilhelmshafen, October 1S99. E. Nyman 

 coll. 



3 t? ad., Mt. Cameron 3000—4000 ft., August 1896. A. S. Anthony coll. 

 3 S ad., Kotoi district, 4000 ft., Angust 1898. A. S. Anthony coll. 



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