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 182. Myzomela nigrita nigrita Gray. 



Cf. yor. Zool. 1!»03. p. 221. 



■4 S ad., 2 ? ; Snow Mountains, 2000 ft., August, September, October, 

 November 1010. (Nos. 4650, 4(i92, 4693, 4837, 4915, 4938, A. S. Bleek Cnll.) 



We cannot see differences from specimens from Am, which is the terra typica 

 for the name nigrita, but should any bo found, the name mc'/eri (Salvadori, (?rn. 

 Pap. ii. p. 292, in the text), which replaces erythrocephala A. B. Meyer, nee Gould, 

 would be available for the Papuan race. M. n. pluto is a much larger bird. 



"' 183. Oedistoma pygmaeum pygmaeum Salvad. 



Cf. Nnv.Zool. 1903. p. 436. 



3 (? ? ; Upper Setekwa River, August 1910. (Nos. 4474, 4476, 4483, A. S. 

 Meek Coll.) 



2 (? ; Snow Mountains, 2000 ft., 23, 26. viii. 1910. (Nos. 4614, 4646, A. S. 

 Meek Coll.) 



We would now regard O. meeki (Hart.) as a subspecies oi pygmaeum and call it 

 O. jji/gmaeun meeki. Cf. Nov. Zool. 1903. p. 436. 



J 

 184. Melilestes iliolophus iliolophus Salvad. 



Cf. .Voc. Zml. 1903. p. 438. 



1 tJ, 2 ? ; Upper Setekwa River, July and August 1910. (Nos. 4271, 4355, 

 4458, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



2 c?, 1 S ; Snow Mountains, 2500 and 3O0o fr., August and October 1910. 

 (Nos. 4595, 4596, 4853, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



It wonld be desirable to have freshly collected and good skins from Miosnom 

 and Arfak to compare with Mr. Meek's beautiful specimens, which, together with 

 others from British New Guinea, look very greenish compared with old Arfak skins. 



"^ 185. Melilestes novaeguineae flaviventris Rothsch. & Hart. 



MeUlexUs iiocae-giiineae tlarieeiUri-< RothsL-hilJ and Hartert, Bull. B.O. Club xxvii. p. 44 (Aru 

 Islands). 

 ? ; Upper Eilanden River, 7. iii. 1911. (No. 5500, A. S. Meek Coll.) 

 2 (J, 2 ? ; Snow Mountains, 2000-3000 ft., August, September, October 1910. 

 (Nos. 4569, 4709, 4843, 4912, A. S. Meek Coll.) 



" Iris brown, dark brown ; bill black ; feet slaty blue." Wing, males 68, 68-5, 

 females 58-60-5 mm. 



These birds agree well with the topotyiiical Arn specimens. 



/ 186. Melilestes megarhynchus megarhynchus (Gray). 



Cf. Nor. Zml. 1903. p. 4.'i(; ; 1912. p. 203 ; van Oort, Nooa Guinea ix., Zool., livr. i. p. 95. 



2 c?, 2 ? ad. ; Upper Setekwa River, .July 1910. (Nos. 4321, 4426, 4435, 4443, 

 A. S. Meek Coll.) 



1 i ad., 1 6 .jnv.; Snow Mountains, 20(10 ft., August 1910. (Nos. 4658, 4673, 

 A. S. Meek Coll.) 



/187. Philemon novaeguineae brevipennis subsp. nov. 

 Differs from /'. notaeguineae novaeguineae, P. nomegxiineae jobiensis, and P. 

 norargiiincae nuhtuberomis in having shorter wings and slenderer beaks. Wings of 

 males 113-1 46, of females 136-141) mm. 



