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 4. Dicaeum geelvinkianum nitidum Tristr. 



Dicaeuni nitidum Tristram, Iliis 188',l. p. 555 (Sudest Island). 



4 c? ad., 1 S juv., 1 ?, Silliest Island, Louisiades, 30. iii., 2. 6. 21. 24. iv. 1898. 

 A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 1628, 1629, 1648, 1776, 1678, 1789. 



7 c? ad., Kossel Island, Louisiades, 23. 28. 31. i., 3. 6. ii., 7. iii. 1898. A. S. 

 Meek coll., Nos. 1271), 1321, 1343, 1362, 13s9, 15.t4, 1.j56. 



4 c? ad., 2 ? ?, St. Aignan, Louisiades, 7. viii. 1897. A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 

 767, 768, 770, 771, 772, 773. 



ft. Dicaeum geelvinkianum rubrocoronatum Sharpe. 



Diaietim ruhrijcoromiliim Shaqie, Niituie IK7l"i. p. 3;i'.l (Type : " Port Moresby '' ? ). 



3 (JcJ, 2 ? ?, Fergussou Isiaud, Sfptember 1894. A. S. Meek coll. 



1 S, I ?, Fergussou Island, 16. v., 1. vi. 1897. A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 

 274, 491. 



1 cJ, Goodeuongli Lland, 2. xii. 1896. A. S. Meek coll.. No. 6. 



4 c? (?, 2 ¥ ? , Kotoi district, Brit. New Guinea, August 1898. A. 8. Anthony coll. 



2 c?(?, 1 ?, Kone district, Brit. New Guinea, June 1898. A. S. Anthou}- coll. 

 1 ?, Mt. Gayata, KicbarJson Range, 2UU0-400O It. E. Weiske coll. 



1 ?, Mt. Cameron, 6U0U ft., 26. viii. 1896. A. S. Anthony coll. 



1 <?, North Coast of British New Guine.i. A. S. Anthony coll. 



1 cj, inland of Holnicote Bay. Kohu coll. 



1 juv., without exact locality. 



We are convinced from the above series that Diraeam jjalchriiis Sharpe is 

 founded on a younger mule of L>. y. rubrocoronatum. Our specimens from 

 Fergussou and Goodeuough are slightly larger than those from New Guinea, 

 but not sufficient to warrant a separation. 



6. Dicaeum geelvinkianum diversum subsp. nov. 



Nearest to />. ij. ruhrocoronatu.m, but diifers by the somewhat lighter, more 

 scarlet crown and upper tail-coverts, and the more steel-blue, not purple, upjier 

 surface, which is also more tinged witii olive. 



Hah. North Cciast of Dutch New Guinea. 



1 S ad., Ambernoh River, Dutch New Guinea. J. M. Dumas coll.. No. 117. 

 (Tyj)e of D. g. direr.mm.) 



1 S, Humboldt Bay. J. M. Dumas coll. 



1 ?, Takar, November Isijo. W. Doherty coll. "Iris dull brown; feet dark 

 brownish ; bill black, base horn-colour." 



7. Dicaeum ignicolle G lay. 



Dicaeum i;/iiic(,l/r (J. K. (Iray, /'. Z. S. I«.')H. p. 17:i (Aru). 



2 6 ad., 1 V ail, 1 6 juv., 2 ¥ jiiv., WoUan, Aru Ishind, 26. 29. 3i). i.x., 3. 3. 5. 

 X. 199U. H. Kiihn coll. " Iris brownish black, iiill and feet lilackish." 



4 6 ad., 1 ?, Dobbo, Aru Island, 11. 12. 14. viii. 1990. II. Kiihn coll. 



