5- M, ruhratia kurodai Momiyania, subsp. nov. Type loc, 

 Main island of Yap, Wistern Carolines, 

 Haditat. — Caroline Is.: Yap. 



6. J/, rubratra kabayashii Moniiyama, subsp. nov. Type 

 loc. Telew (Palau), Pelevv Islands. 



Habitat. — Pelew Is.: Main island of Telew and Angaur (not 

 examined). 



Key to the subspecies (all adult males). 

 (A). Wing- long, usualh- exceeding 74mm. in length (with some 

 exception). 

 (a). Bill long and stout, 20.5-22. 5mm. long from gape. 



(a') General colour more scarlet than in b'; tip of under 

 tail-coverts without scarlet ; dark area in front of eye 



narrower than in b' [Kusaie] M. r. rubratra. 



(b') General colour somewhat less scarlet than in a' ; in 

 deeply scarlet examples tip of under tail-coverts, 

 with some scarlet ; dark area in front of eye broader 



than in a' [Ponape]. .'. jM.r. dichromata. 



(b). Bill short und not stout; 19-20. 5mm. long from gape ; 

 under tail-coverts without scarlet ; dark area in front of 



eye narrow [Ruk group] i\l . r. zvctuiorci. 



(B). Wing short, usually not exceeding 74mm. in length (with 

 some exception). 



(c). Bill short and not stout ; i9.5-20mm. long from gape, 

 (c') General colour somewhat less scarlet than in d' ; 



tarsus longer than 2 imm. [Guam and Saipan] 



jy. r. sa'ffordi, 



(d') General colour more scarlet than in c', especially in 

 old bird ; tarsus short not exceeding 21mm. [Yap] 



J/, r. kurodai. 



(d). Bill long and .stout ; reaching to 21mm. in length from 



