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 22. Eupetes caerulescens nigpricrissus Salvad. 



Eupetes iiigricrisms Salvadori, -1«». .lA(v. Cn\ Gen. ix. p. 36 (1876 : Hall Bay, D'Albertis coll.). 



1 ?, Brown River, British New Guinea, 1898. E. Weiske coll. 



1 ?, Aroa River, January IQiio. E. Weiske coll. 



1 (J, Astrolabe Mts. A. Uoldie coll. 



3 66, Mt. L'iimeron, 2(HI0 ft., .Angnst aud September 1896. A. S. Anthony coll. 



1 c?, 3 ??, Milne Bay, January, March, April, 1899. A. S. Meek coll., 

 Nos. 2101, 2305, 2375, 2453. " Iris brown, feet slaty-brown, bill black." 



1 cJ, Mullen's harbour, 10. ii. 1900. A. S. Meek coll.. No. 2691. 



This form differs from E. c. caerulescens by the narrow white superciliary line 

 of the female and a mixture of black on the under tail-coverts in both sexes. 



23. Eupetes geislerorum Mey. 



ICupele-1 gcisleroritni A. B. Meyer, Joiim.f. Orn. 1892 p. 259 (Batnueng, Kaiser Wilhelm's Land). 



3 S ad., 1 S juv., 2 ? ?, Colliugwood Bay, Northern British New Guinea, 

 June 1890. A. S. Meek coll., Nos. 2531, 2568, 2569, 2574, 2589, 2607. " Iris dark 

 brown, feet dirty brown, bill black." 



The male difiers from that of E. caerulescens by the olive-brown pileum and 

 occiput, aud the female is quite different from the male. 



24. Eupetes leucostictus leucostictus Scl. 



Eupetes leucostictus Sclater, P. Z. S'. I,S7:^. p. 1590. PI. h-> (Hatam). 



1 cf , Dutch New Guinea, Arf'ak Mts. Bourke coll. 



1 ? , said to be from Amberuoli River. J. M. Dumas coll. 



1 ? , bought from Mr. van Dnivenbode. 



The birds we consider to be the hitherto unknown females of E. leucostictus 

 have the entire upper surface from the forehead to the upper tail-coverts bright 

 rufous chestnut, while the male has the head and hindneck only chestnut, the back 

 dull greenisii olive. The chest is olive-greenish, not blnish. Otherwise the supposed 

 female is like the male. 



25. Eupetes leucostictus loriae Salvad. 



Eupeten loriiie Salvadori, Ann. .Mim. Cir. Geii. x.\xvi. p. 102 (189(3 : Moroka). 



1 ad., British New Guinea. Native coll. 



2 ad., Mt. Victoria, Owen Stanley range, 5000—7000 ft., April— June 1896. 

 Native coll. 



1 ad., Mt. Scratchley, British New Guinea. Bought from Mcllwraith and 

 McEacharn. 



2 ad., " Upper Brown River, between Astrolabe and Owen Stanley Ranges." 

 Purchased from Mcllwraith and McEacharn. 



1 " ? ," Aroa River, January 1900. E. Weiske coll. 



1 " ? "juv., Mt. Cameron, 20. viii. 1896. A. S. Anthony coll. 



1 juv., Aroa River, January 1900. E. Weiske coll. 



The seven adult specimens are all alike, and are most likely all males. They are 



