from the Papuan Reyion. 417 



13. SaULOFROCTA MELALEUCA (Q. et G.). 



Kubary gives the native name of this species on New 

 Britain as " Angariri/' Finsch (I.e. p. 12) " Angarira." 



14. Rhectes ferrugineus (S. Mull). 



Constantine Harbour, New Guinea, May 1887, a male 

 [Kubary). Native name "Kogolin." 



15. Hermotimia corinna, Salvad. 



A female from New Britain {Kubary). This specimen 

 differs from Shelley's plate (Mon. Nect. pi. 39. p. 117) in 

 this particular, that the white of the throat extends farther 

 on to the breast. The males from Duke of York and New 

 Britain ought to be compared carefully. 



16. Cyrtostomus frenatus (S. Mull.). 



Constantine Harbour, New Guinea, 21st Nov., 1888 

 (Kubary) . 



" Eyes very dark greyish brown ; bill and feet black." 



17. DoNACICOLA SPECTABILIS, Scl. 



New Britain, 6th June, 1886, a female {Kubary). Native 

 name " Aouringande." Finsch (I.e. p. 14) gives another 

 native name for this bird. 



18. Calornis nitida, G. E. Gr. 



New Britain, a male and female, 21st May, 1886 (Kubary). 



I do not agree with Salvadori that C. nitida should be united 

 to C. metattica (T.). All the specimens from the Bismarck 

 archipelago which I have seen are devoid of the steel-green 

 spot in the middle of the violet of the interscapular region, 

 and I cannot convince myself that this is only an individual 

 difference (cf. Salvadori, Orn. Pap. ii. p. 452). According 

 to my views, it is a specific (insular) character of exactly the 

 same value as the specific characters of C. inornata, Salv., 

 from Mysore, of C. circumscripta, mihi, from Timorlaut, and 

 of others. After a close examination other constant differences 

 between C. metattica and C. nitida can easily be found, for 

 instance, the more gloomy metallic colour of the head and 

 the more greenish (less bluish) wings in C. nitida. 



