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 '- 49. Charmosyna stellae goliathina Rothsch. & Hart. 



Charmosyna stellae r/olialli in, i Rothschild and Hartert, Xuv. Zool. 1911. p. 16 (Mt. Goliath). 



4 <?, 5 ? ; Mt. Goliath, January and February 1911. (Nos. 4204, 5146, 5211, 

 5266, 5279, 5284, 5384, 5392, 5426, A. S. Meek Coil.) 



2 <? ; Snow Mountains, 2000 ft., 20. viii. 1910. (Nos. 4653, 4659. A. S. Meek 

 Coll.) 



" Iris salmon-red ; bill red ; feet orange-yellow." 



Differs from C. stellae xtellae in both sexes by having the longer upper tail- 

 coverts dull green instead of red. 



•^ 50. Charmosyna atrata Rothsch. 



Charmosyna atrata Rothschild, Bull. B. 0. Cluh vii. p. liv (1898— Mt. Scratchley, British New- 

 Guinea). 



(? ; Mt. Goliath, 5000 ft., 14. i. 191 1. (No. 5121, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



5 juv. ; Mt. Goliatli 28. i. 1911. (No. 5223, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 " Iris salmou-red ; bill red ; feet orange-yellow." 



Both these specimens show more green on the upper tail-coverts than the 

 three specimens from the mountains of British New Guinea, but the second one is 

 quite young. 



^/ 51. Neopsittacus muschenbroeki (Schleg.). 



Nanodes muschenhroeki Schlegel, Ned. Tijdachr. Dierk. iv. p. .34 (1871 — Hatam, Arfak). 



6 cJ ? ; Mt. Goliath, January and February 1911. (Nos. 5137,5162,5202, 

 5203, 5382, 5395, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



52. Opopsitta (Cylopsittacus anct.) blythi godmani (Og.-Grant). 



Cydopsiltacm godmani Ogilvie-Graat, Bull. B 0. Club, xxvii. p. 67 (March 1911 — Upper 



Mimika River). 



Cijclupsitta bh/lhi iii'el.-i Rothschild and Hartert, Nov. Zool. .xviii. p. 160 (September 1911 — 



Eilanden River). 



3 <?,4 ? ; Eilanden River, December 1910. (Nos. 5047, 50.56, 5057, 5058, 

 5059, 5064, 5065, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



Tbe feathers of the cheeks and sides of head are a little more stiff and narrow 

 than in adult 0. blythi, but not qnite as much developed as in edwardsi. 



• 53. Solenoglossus aterrimus (Gm.). 



(Microfflossus atet-riinus anct.). 



I'sittarwi nterrimuK Gmelin, Si/hI. Nat. i. 1. p. .330 (1788 — " Habitat in Nova HoUandia "). 

 M'tfroylnxxiiH atfrr'tniuH, Nor. Zool. 1901. p. 77. 



? ; Snow Mountiiins, 2500 ft., 12. viii. I'.llO. (No. 4(502, A. S. Meek (JoU.) 

 There appear to be at least three subspecies of this Parrot, viz.— a, very large 

 form from tlie miiinland of New Guinea, an intermediate and blacker race from (Jape 

 Vork, and a smaller one from tbe Western Pa])uan Islanils. The nomenclature of 

 lliese forms, however, is very complicated, but as we restricted the name of aferto to 

 the small islatjd-race (Nov. Zool. 1901 p. 77), Mr. Mathews' attempt to fi.\ the tyjjc 

 locality (if the name iiti'ifimiix as Waigin {Nor. Zool. .xviii. p. 262) is invalid. Our 

 bird from tiie iSnow .Mountains has tlie wings 352 mm. long, i.e. only 2 mm. 

 longer than the smallest recorded ? of tlic big ciintincntal race. 



