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 ■ 33. Erolia maculata acuminata (Horsf.). 



Totaiius ariimhiatus Horsfield, Trans. Liiin. Soc. Lonil. xiii. p. 192 (1821 — Java). 



? ; Upper Setekwa River, 9. xi. 1910. (No. 4962, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



•■ 34. Tringa hypoleuca L. 



Tringa Hypuleiiciis Linn.aeas, Si/.it. Nat. i. p. 149 (17.')8— Europe. Restricted terra typica r 

 Sweden). 



3 <?, 1 ? ; Upper Setekwa River, November 1910. (No. 4961, 4966, 4967, 

 4985, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



1 c? ; Eilanden River, 8. xii. 1910. (No. 5049, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



"35. Charadrius dubius Scop. 



Charadrius diibiun Soopoli, Del Faun, ci Flnr. fiimhr., ii. p. 93 (1786 — Luzon). 



2 c? ad. ; Upper Setekwa River, August and September 1910. (Nos. 4471, 

 4534, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



- 36. Astur melanochlamys schistacinus snbsp. nov. 



Differs from A. melanoc/dami/.i melanochlami/s from N.W. New Guinea (Arfak) 

 by the black of the upperside, including wings and tail, liaving a decided greyish 

 wash or bloom, so that, instead of being glossy black, the upper surface is slaty 

 black, and the collar, and especially the underside, is distinctly paler, more 

 cinnamon-chestnut than rufous-chestnnt. 



Wing : t? 213, ¥ 250 ; tail : S 168, ? 207 mm. 

 " Iris reddish yellow ; bill black ; feet bright yellow." 

 Type: ? ad., Mt. Goliath, 2.ii. 1911. (No. 5278, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 Besides this specimen we have a female from Owgarra, Angabunga River,, 

 collected by A. S. Meek, 13. xi. 1904. This specimen was not mentioned in our 

 paper on the birds from the Angabunga River. 



'^ 37. Astur cirrhocephalus papuanus subsp. nov. 



Differs from .4. cii-rhocepkaltc^ cirrhocephalus from Australia in being clearer, 

 dark bhiish slate (instead of paler greyish, washed with brown) on the upper- 

 side, and brighter rufescent with generally much less distinct whitish bars on 

 the under surface. The bar.-s, and more or less the whole underside in the males, 

 have a distinct plum-like bloom, the transverse bars being more lavender than 

 white. The feathering of the thighs and tibiae is bright rufous, with bare 

 indications of bars. 



cJ : " Iris orange yellow ; bill black ; cere slaty-bine ; feet orange-yellow." 

 ? : " Iris bright lemon-yellow ; bill black ; cere pale blue ; feet saffron-yellow." 

 Type : ? ad. ; Snow Mountains, 23. x. 1910. (No. 4883, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 Besides the type we have the following specimens of this new form : 

 S ad. ; Avera, Aroa River, 31. i. 1903. (No. A 168, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 c? ; Milne Bay, 14. ii. 1899. (No. 2307, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 ? ; Sattelberg, December. (C. AVahnes Coll.) 

 S ; Mt. Victoria, British New Guinea, 1895. 



In the two males from Aveia and Milue Bay the rufous nuchal collar is 

 complete and somewhat bright chestnut, while in the other three specimens 

 it is incomplete and variable. 



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