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We are now acquainted with the following forms of the species P. analoga and 

 its allied forms : 



1. Ptilotis analoga analoga: New Gninea, Islands in the Geelvink Bay, 

 Batauta, Mysol, Waigin (teste Salvadori), Aru Islands (Wokam, Kobroor, 

 Trangan I). 



2. Ptilotis analoga longirostris Grant {Ptilotis longirostris Ugilvie-Grant, Bull. 

 B.O. Club xxix. p. 27, November 1911, Wamma, Aru Islands, A. R. Wallace 

 Coll.). Mr. Ogilvie-Grant compared his P. longirostris with P. aruensis, bnt it is 

 not an ally of the latter. In fact, it is nothing but a Ptilotis analoga with a longer 

 bill ; culmen 26 mm. from the forehead, which is only 2 mm. more than in many 

 P. a. analoga. As P. analoga with bill of the usual length occurs on Wokam, 

 Kobroor, and Trangan, it is not very probable that the little island of Wamma 

 should have a specialised form, but it is, of course, possible. The unusual length 

 of the bill was already noticed on the label by Dr. Wallace, who, however, did not 

 at that time separate P. aruensis. 



J 3. Ptilotis {analoga?) gracilis Gould: North Queensland. — I have already 

 given my reasons for considering that this must be a representative in North 

 Queensland of P. analoga. If it should be true that P. gracilis occurs side by side 

 with analoga in New Guinea and Aru, it would be treated as another species, but I 

 am inclined to think that what Mr. Ogilvie-Graut and Dr. van Oort call P. gracilis 

 in New Guinea are small females of P. analoga analoga. 



4. P. {analoga') vicina Rothscb. & Hart., Nov. Zool. 1912, p. 203, described 

 from the Sudest Islands. This bird has the strong bill of notata and aruen.ns, 

 while the coloration of the underside and rump is exactly like that of P. analoga ; 

 the greyish forehead is quite peculiar. 



5. Ptilotis notata Gould : North Queensland. See remarks antea. — Mr. 

 Mathews {Ao(\ Zool. xviii. p. 403) separates further a P. analoga mixta and 

 P. gracilis imitatrix which I cannot at present discuss ; I am therefore awaiting 

 a fuller description and statement about the material on which these forms were 

 based. 



0. P. orientalis A. B. Meyer : Mountains of British Papua and Snow Moun- 

 tains. See antea. No. 198. 



7. P. mimikae Grant : the same distribution as P. orientalis. 



8. P. aruensis aruensis Sharpe : Aru Islands and Snow Mountains. 



9. P. uruen.iis sliarpei Rothsch. & Hart.: New Guinea. Vi. Nov. Zool. 1903, 

 p. 442. 



10. P. tnontana: Dutch and German New Guinea, and Aicora River, in the 

 N.E. corner of British Papua, near the German frontier (Arfak, Kapaur, Sattel- 

 berg). — Ern.'it Ilartert.'] 



19'.». Motacilla boarula melanope Pall. 



{.Wnlacilla bnaniln Lianaeus, .ilniilism J'liintuniin, p. fi'27 (1771 — Habitat in Kiiropa. Restrinted 

 terra typifa : Sweden. JJescriptioii only referable to tbiB bird, bnt ijnotations and biologica 

 mixed),] 



Miitiii:illii .Ui'lii/iii/i/' I'allas, Urisf d. vfrxrli. I'rui', il. Husk. Itfirhn, iii. p. Ci'.lil (1770 — " la Daouria 

 circa ripas glareoHas "). 



5 (? ? ; Upper Setekwa River, November 1911. (Nos. 4950, 49tiO, 4070, 4000, 

 oooo, A. S. Meek Coll.j 



