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Remark. — This new pigeon differs from any other allied form 

 of the species from Caroline Islands by the more deeply bronzy col- 

 our of upper parts. 



This subspecific name is given in honour of Air. T. Momiyama. 



Erythriira trichroa pelewensis, subsp. nov. ,:t 



(Ploceidas). 



Erythriira trichroa Kuroda, "Dobutsugaku Zasshi "' ( = Tokyo Zool. Mag.), Vol. 

 xxviii, 1916, p. 71 (part.). 



-^ ad. — Resembles E. tricJiroa tricliroa (Kittlitz) from Caro- 

 lines (the type from Kusaie), but distinguishable from it by the bill 

 being much thicker and stouter, by the chin being tinged with blue, 

 by the under-parts being paler throughout and somewhat tinged with 

 bluish, by the rump and upper tail-coverts being bright crimson ins- 

 tead of dull crimson, by the central tail-feathers brownish red instead 

 of dull crimson, by the distinct shafts of central tail-feathers and by 

 the longer wing and tail. It differs from E. t. goodfellowi Ogilvie- 

 Grant ffom British New Guinea by the paler under parts and by the 

 chin being tinged with blue. It differs from E. t.pinaicB Stresemann 

 from Ceram by the outer edge of secondaries being green instead of 

 greyish-blue. 



Type. — Adult male. Pelew Island, Felew Islands, Micronesia. 

 Aug. 29, 191 5. Kuroda's collection no. 15 13. Coll. by Mr. E. Horii. 



Habitat. — Probably confined to the Pelew Islands. 



Measurements. — Differential measurements of the Micronesian 

 iorms of the species as follows : 



